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de·cep·tive·ly
(dĭ-sĕp′tĭv-lē)adv.
In a deceptive or deceiving manner.
Usage Note: When deceptively is used to modify an adjective, the meaning can be unclear. Does the sentence The pool is deceptively shallow mean that the pool is shallower or deeper than it appears? Is it apparently shallow, but not really, or is it actually shallow but only looks deep? Thus, a deceptively complex person might be either complex or simple, depending on the point of view. The meaning of deceptively is thus very dependent upon the context, and writers should be careful to ensure that the word cannot be misinterpreted or avoid it entirely.
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Adv. 1. [画像:deceptively - in a misleading way]deceptively - in a misleading way; "the exam looked deceptively easy"
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Translations
بِخِداع، بصورَةٍ مُضَلِّلَه
falešnězdánlivě
bedrageriskvildledende
megtévesztően
á villandi hátt; meira en maîur heldur
aldatıcı
deceptively
[dɪˈseptɪvlɪ] ADV the village looks deceptively near → el pueblo parece engañosamente cercahe was deceptively obedient → no era tan sumiso como parecía
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
deceptively
[dɪˈsɛptɪvli] advdeceptively simple → d'une simplicité trompeuse
to make sth look deceptively easy [+ procedure, task] → donner l'impression trompeuse que qch est facile à faire
deceptively strong → plus fort(e) qu'on ne le pense
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
deceptively
adv simple, easy → täuschend ; strong, powerful → überraschend ; gentle, mild → trügerisch, täuschend ; to look deceptively like somebody/something → jdm/einer Sache täuschend ähnlich sehen
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
deception
(diˈsepʃən) noun (an act of) deceiving. Deception is difficult in these circumstances. bedrog, misleiding, oëverblindery خِداع، غِش измама dissimulação podvod die Täuschung bedrag; bedrageri εξαπάτηση, παραπλάνηση engaño, falsedad pettus حقه بازی؛ تقلب petos tromperie מרמה, הונאה छल prijevara, varka csalás penipuan blekking inganno あざむくこと 속임 apgavystė, apgaulė krāpšana; blēdība; maldināšana penipuan misleiding bedrag, narring oszustwo غولېدنه، تېروتنه، غولونه، تېرايستنه، دوكه وركونه dissimulação înşelăciune обман podvod prevara obmana bedrägeri, villfarelse การหลอกลวง kandırma, hile 欺騙 обман, брехня فریب کاری sự lừa gạt 欺骗
deˈceptive (-tiv) adjective deceiving; misleading. Appearances may be deceptive. bedrieglik, misleidend خادِع، مُضَلِّل измамен enganador podvodný, klamný täuschend bedragerisk παραπλανητικός engañoso petlik فریبنده؛ گول زننده pettävä trompeur מטעה कपटपूर्ण varljiv, varav megtévesztő mengecoh blekkjandi ingannevole あざむくような 속이는 apgaulingas maldinošs mengaburi misleidend bedragersk, villedende oszukańczy تګی کول enganador înşelător обманчивый klamlivý varljiv varljiv bedräglig, vilseledande ซึ่งหลอกลวง aldatıcı 騙人的 обманливий گمراہ کن lừa dối 骗人的
deˈceptively adjectiveShe is deceptively shy. bedrieglik, misleidend بِخِداع، بصورَةٍ مُضَلِّلَه измамно enganadoramente zdánlivě, falešně trügerisch vildledende; bedragerisk απατηλά engañosamente petlikult بطور فریب آمیز pettävän trompeusement לְמַראִית עָיִין कपट से varljivo, varavo megtévesztően dikira á villandi hátt; meira en maður heldur ingannevolmente いつわって 거짓으로 apgaulingai maldinoši kelihatan sahaja bedrieglijk bedragersk, villedende zwodniczo په درغلى او دوكه سره enganadoramente aparent обманчиво zdanlivo varljivo lažljiv bedrägligt, vilseledande ซึ่งหลอกลวง aldatıcı (biçimde) 騙人地 обманливо فریب کارانہ trông cứ tưởng 骗人地
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