单词 | janus-faced |
释义 | Janus-faced[ jey-nuhs-feyst ] / ˈdʒeɪ nəsˌfeɪst / adjectivehaving two faces, one looking forward, one looking backward, as the Roman deity Janus. having two contrasting aspects, as the alternation of mood in a capricious person. two-faced; deceitful. aware of or concerned with polarities; seeing different and contrasting aspects: a Janus-faced view of history. having or containing contrasting characteristics: a Janus-faced policy. Origin of Janus-facedFirst recorded in 1675–85; Janus + faced Words nearby Janus-facedJansky's classification, Januarius, January, Janus, Janus cloth, Janus-faced, Janus green B, Janus word, Jap, japan, Japan cedar Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for Janus-facedJanus-faced adjectivetwo-faced; hypocritical; deceitful Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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