cunning

• 形容人聪明、狡猾或善于用欺骗和诡计达到目的。

Describes someone who is clever, crafty, or skilled at achieving goals through deceit or subtlety.

1. Sly or cleverB2formal

   Having or showing skill in achieving one's ends by deceit or evasion.

   狡猾

   • The cunning fox outsmarted the hunters.
   • She used a cunning plan to win the game.
   • He is known for his cunning tactics in negotiations.

   同义词artfulcraftydeviousguilefulschemingslytrickywily

   反义词artlessfrankguilelesshonestingenuousnaiveopensincerestraightforward

2. Skillful or ingeniousB2formal

   Showing cleverness or ingenuity, often in a subtle way.

   精巧的

   • The artist's cunning use of light created a stunning effect.
   • He devised a cunning solution to the engineering problem.
   • Her cunning manipulation of the data impressed the committee.

   同义词adroitartfulcleverdeftingeniousinventiveresourcefulskillful

   反义词awkwardbunglingclumsyineptunskillful

• 名词，指狡猾、诡诈或机智的聪慧，尤指善于欺骗或耍手段的狡黠。

A noun referring to shrewdness or crafty artfulness, especially as demonstrated by being skilled in deception.

不可数

1. Shrewdness in deceptionB2formal

   The quality of being clever and skillful in deceiving others to achieve a goal.

   狡猾

   • The fox is known for its cunning when hunting.
   • She used her cunning to outsmart her opponents in the negotiation.
   • His cunning allowed him to escape the trap set by his rivals.

   同义词artfulnesscraftinessdeviousnessduplicityguileslynesstrickerywiliness

   反义词artlessnesscandorfranknesshonestyinnocencenaivetesincerity

2. Crafty artfulnessB2formal

   A clever and often deceptive skill in achieving something, especially through trickery.

   狡诈

   • The plan required a great deal of cunning to succeed.
   • He admired the cunning of the old merchant who always got the best deals.
   • Her cunning in the game of chess made her a formidable opponent.

   同义词artfulnesschicanerycraftcraftinessdeviousnessduplicityguileslynesstrickery

   反义词franknesshonestyinnocenceopenness