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double-faced

UK/'dʌbl'feist/US/'dʌbl'feist/

Definitions

adj.

Having two faces or sides; hypocritical, two-faced

双面的;表里不一的,虚伪的

Root Breakdown

Root-derived
doubleroot
+
-make, do
+
facedpast tense / completed
=double-faced

double + faced: having two faces. Literally two-sided (a double-faced fabric); figuratively showing one face to your face and another behind your back — hypocritical.

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The fabric is double-faced, so either side can show.

  • 2.

    Don't trust him — he's completely double-faced.

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