英语词汇“wile”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

The noun wile is good for describing a particular kind of deviousness, but its plural form is most commonly used.

Your charming brother might use his wiles to talk your parents into loaning him money again and again. You can describe your cousin's knack for getting exactly what he wants through slyness and trickery as his wile. Language experts can only guess about the origin of wile, though many believe it's related to the Old Norse vél, or "craft." Others think there may be a connection with the Old English word for "wizard," wicca.

WORD FAMILY

wile: wiles, wily+/wily: wilier, wiliest, wilily, wiliness

USAGE EXAMPLES

Aside from raising money, Wiles said the photos showcase athlete’s bodies in a “tasteful and strong” way.

Seattle Times(Dec 19, 2016)

Mr Wiles said he would "never, ever" be tempted to overload plug sockets again and described the experience as "a real eye-opener".

BBC(Dec 18, 2016)

In a flurry of roster moves Tuesday, the team also elevated punter Matt Wile from the practice squad.

Washington Times(Dec 13, 2016)

n the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)

Syn|Hypo|Hyper

chicane, chicanery, guile, shenanigan, trickery

dupery, fraud, fraudulence, hoax, humbug, put-on

something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage

jugglery

artful trickery designed to achieve an end

goldbrick

anything that is supposed to be valuable but turns out to be worthless

deceit, deception, dissembling, dissimulation

the act of deceiving

单词	wile
释义	wile (once / 883 pages) n The noun wile is good for describing a particular kind of deviousness, but its plural form is most commonly used. Your charming brother might use his wiles to talk your parents into loaning him money again and again. You can describe your cousin's knack for getting exactly what he wants through slyness and trickery as his wile. Language experts can only guess about the origin of wile, though many believe it's related to the Old Norse vél, or "craft." Others think there may be a connection with the Old English word for "wizard," wicca. WORD FAMILY wile: wiles, wily+/wily: wilier, wiliest, wilily, wiliness USAGE EXAMPLES Aside from raising money, Wiles said the photos showcase athlete’s bodies in a “tasteful and strong” way. Seattle Times(Dec 19, 2016) Mr Wiles said he would "never, ever" be tempted to overload plug sockets again and described the experience as "a real eye-opener". BBC(Dec 18, 2016) In a flurry of roster moves Tuesday, the team also elevated punter Matt Wile from the practice squad. Washington Times(Dec 13, 2016) n the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them) Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper chicane, chicanery, guile, shenanigan, trickery dupery, fraud, fraudulence, hoax, humbug, put-on something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage jugglery artful trickery designed to achieve an end goldbrick anything that is supposed to be valuable but turns out to be worthless deceit, deception, dissembling, dissimulation the act of deceiving
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