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-deriveddoubleroot
+
-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.