sly是什么意思_sly怎么读_中英文释义(含例句用法)

marked by skill in deception;"cunning men often pass for wise"
"deep political machinations"
"a foxy scheme"
"a slick evasive answer"
"sly as a fox"
"tricky Dick"
"a wily old attorney"

中英词源

sly 狡猾的，狡诈的

来自中古英语 sly,来自古诺斯语 sloegr,狡猾的，狡诈的，可能来自 Proto-Germanic*slogiz,活泼的，敏捷的，狡猾的，来自 PIE*slak,击打，攻击，词源同 slay,sleight.

sly: sly: [12] Etymologically, sly means ‘able to hit’. It was borrowed from Old Norse slǣgr ‘clever, cunning’, which went back ultimately to the prehistoric Germanic base *slakh-, *slag-, *slōg- ‘hit’ (source also of English slaughter, slay, etc). The word’s original approbatory connotations of ‘cleverness’ or ‘skill’ survived into the 20th century in northern dialects, but elsewhere they were soon ousted by the notion of ‘underhandedness’. More neutral associations linger on in sleight ‘dexterity’ [13] (as in ‘sleight of hand’), which was acquired from an Old Norse derivative of slǣgr.
=> slaughter, slay, sleight
sly (adj.): c. 1200, "skillful, clever, dexterous," from Old Norse sloegr "cunning, crafty, sly," from Proto-Germanic *slogis (cognates: Low German slu "cunning, sly," German schlau), probably from base *slak- "to strike, hit" (see slay (v.)), with an original notion of "able to hit." Compare German verschlagen "cunning, crafty, sly," schlagfertig "quick-witted," literally "strike-ready," from schlagen "to strike." A non-pejorative use of the word lingered in northern English dialect until 20c. On the sly "in secret" is recorded from 1812. Sly-boots "a seeming Silly, but subtil Fellow" is in the 1700 "Dictionary of the Canting Crew."

词态变化

比较级 slier; slyer;
最高级 sliest; slyest;
副词 slyly;
名词 slyness;

权威造句

1. He"s a sly old beggar if ever there was one.: 他确确实实是个老奸巨猾的家伙。

2. She is devious and sly and manipulative.: 她阴险狡诈，会玩人。

3. He gave me a sly, meaningful look.: 他心照不宣地看了我一眼，意味深长。

4. She darted a sly sideways glance at Bramwell.: 她狡黠地从眼角瞥了布拉姆韦尔一眼。

5. His lips were spread in a sly smile.: 他心照不宣地咧嘴一笑。

近反义词

on the sly 秘密地

under the sly 秘密地

sly puss 狡猾女郎; 姑娘气的...

by the sly 秘密地

upon the sly 秘密地

相似短语

on the sly 偷偷地,秘密地,暗地里

sly boots 狡猾的家伙，顽皮的人

catch on the sly 冷不防地抓住某人

do sth on the sly 秘密地做某事

a sly dog n.暗中偷欢的人,偷偷摸摸的人

as sly as a fox 像狐狸一样狡猾,非常狡猾

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