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

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单词	cunning
释义	cun·ning I. \ˈkəniŋ, -nēŋ\ adjective (often -er/-est) Etymology: Middle English, from present participle of cunnen to know — more at can 1. obsolete a. : possessed of or marked by knowledge, learning, or lore b. : possessing occult or magical knowledge 2. : marked by dexterous or crafty use of some special skill, knowledge, or other resource < gnomes and the brownies, the cunning little people who know how to use the bellows, the forge, the hammer and the anvil — Lewis Mumford > < the birds … were found singularly cunning and repeatedly eluded the aim of these prime shots — George Meredith > 3. : marked by keen insight, practical analytic intelligence, resourcefulness, or ability to anticipate, escape, elude < the same cunning artist Daedalus who planned the Labyrinth — J.G.Frazer > < his cunning knowledge of the weaknesses of the human heart — T.S.Eliot > 4. : marked by wiles, craftiness, artfulness, or trickery in attaining ends < the cunning contrivance of traps and pitfalls — Lewis Mumford > < this cunning subterfuge of, Januslike, looking two ways at once — C.C.Furnas > 5. : appealing (as by reason of smallness, prettiness, quaintness, or archness) : fetching < a cunning little baby > < a cunning little kitten > Synonyms: see clever, sly II. noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English, from ger. of cunnen to know 1. obsolete : knowledge, learning 2. obsolete : art; especially : magic art 3. : skill, dexterity < let my right hand forget her cunning — Ps 137:5 (Authorized Version) > 4. : skill in devising or using indirect or subtle methods : ability to mislead, trap, or escape an enemy or opponent : slyness, craft Synonyms: see art, deceit
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