deception
Definitions
The act of misleading someone into believing something false
欺骗，欺诈（的行为）
A trick, scheme, or false impression used to mislead
骗局，骗术；幌子
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedde- (away) + -cept- (Latin captum, "taken") + -ion (act of) = "the act of taking the truth away." The noun behind deceive: where the verb wears the soft French -ceive, the noun reaches back to the Latin stem -cept-. Because the root decipere meant "to ensnare," deception carries the flavor of a deliberate trap — a scheme, not just a slip of honesty.
Root cap still carries 163 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.elaborate deception精心策划的骗局
- 2.cruel deception残忍的欺骗
- 3.practice deception行骗
- 4.a web of deception重重谎言
- 5.an act of deception欺骗行为
Example Sentences
- 1.
The whole scheme was an elaborate deception.
- 2.
She felt hurt by years of deception.
- 3.
Magic relies on harmless deception of the eye.
- 4.
He was charged with obtaining money by deception.
Easily Confused
deception vs deceit — they overlap heavily, but deceit names the dishonest quality or trait (a man full of deceit), while deception names the act or the trick itself (an elaborate deception). You practice deception; you are guilty of deceit.