[with obj.](of a person) cause (someone) to believe something that is not true, typically in order to gain some personal advantage (人)欺骗,对…行骗 I didn't intend to deceive people into thinking it was French champagne. 我并没有有意要骗人们相信这是法国香槟。 ■(常作 be deceived)(of a thing) cause to give a mistaken impression (某事)使得给出错误印象,误导 the area may seem to offer nothing of interest, but don't be deceived. 这一地区表面上没有什么令人感兴趣的东西,但是不要被表象误导。 [no obj.]everything about him was intended to deceive. 有关他的一切都是为了骗人。 ■(deceive oneself)fail to admit to oneself that something is true 自欺,欺骗自己 ■be sexually unfaithful to (one's regular partner) 对(性伴侣)不忠
派生 deceivable adjective deceiver noun 语源
Middle English: from Old French deceivre, from Latin decipere 'catch, ensnare, cheat'