| 单词 | cunning |
| 释义 | cunning (once / 284 pages) 1adjn 2adj In fairy tales, always watch out for the cunning fox or the cunning witch. Cunning means clever, in the sense of trickery. A cunning plan might involve setting traps for the innocent and pure at heart to fall into. This adjective goes back to the 14th century English verb cunnen, which meant "to know," and is actually related to our English verb know. In earlier times, the noun was used to mean a high level of skill in using the hands. You can be cunning, but you can also use your cunning to figure out a very clever and tricky plan. WORD FAMILYcunning: cunninger, cunningest, cunningly, cunnings USAGE EXAMPLESThe poem’s emphasis on Odysseus’ cunning starts to seem like the celebration of the emergence of a new kind of consciousness. The New Yorker(Jan 01, 2017) Burr is “more cunning than wise . . . inferior in real ability to Jefferson,” Hamilton wrote. Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016) The Deceptive Bike Box. A mild sensation online, this object from the oft-neglected packaging category may be the year’s most cunning design solution. The New Yorker(Dec 30, 2016) 1 1adj showing inventiveness and skill the cunning maneuvers leading to his success Syn clever, ingenious adroit quick or skillful or adept in action or thought 2adj marked by skill in deception cunning men often pass for wise Syn crafty, dodgy, foxy, guileful, knavish, slick, sly, tricksy, tricky, wily artful marked by skill in achieving a desired end especially with cunning or craft 3n crafty artfulness (especially in deception) Hyper artfulness the quality of being adroit in taking unfair advantage 4n shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception 2Syn|Hyper craft, craftiness, foxiness, guile, slyness, wiliness astuteness, perspicaciousness, perspicacity, shrewdness intelligence manifested by being astute (as in business dealings) adj attractive especially by means of smallness or prettiness or quaintness cunning kittens a cunning baby Syn cute attractive pleasing to the eye or mind especially through beauty or charm |
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