de·cep·tive
adjective/dɪˈseptɪv/
/dɪˈseptɪv/
Word Family
- deceive verb
- deceit noun
- deceitful adjective
- deception noun
- deceptive adjective
- likely to make you believe something that is not true
欺骗性的；误导的；骗人的 - a deceptive advertisement
虚假广告 - Appearances can often be deceptive (= things are not always what they seem to be).
外表常常靠不住。 - the deceptive simplicity of her writing style (= it seems simple but is not really)
她那看似简单实则不然的写作风格 - The firm was found guilty of publishing a misleading and deceptive advertisement.
该公司因发布误导性和欺骗性广告而被判有罪。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- highly
- very
- dangerously
- …
- can be deceptive
Word Originearly 17th cent.: from Old French deceptif, -ive or late Latin deceptivus, from decept- ‘deceived’, from decipere ‘to deceive’. - a deceptive advertisement