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  2. /two-faced

two-faced

UKUS

Definitions

adj.

Deceitful and hypocritical; saying different things to different people

两面派的;口是心非的

Root Breakdown

Native English
tworoot
+
facedroot
=two-faced

two + faced = 'having two faces' — one for show, one hidden. The image of someone who presents a false front, after the two-faced Roman god Janus.

Common Collocations

  • 1.two-faced liar两面派骗子
  • 2.two-faced behavior虚伪的行为
  • 3.be two-faced about在……上表里不一

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    I trusted her, but she turned out to be completely two-faced.

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