deceive
高中高一下/dɪˈsiːv/
v.欺騙
to trick
什麼時候用
deceive 是「欺騙、使產生錯覺」，跟 receive 只差一個字母，拼字規則相同（c 後面接 ei）。
常見錯誤
- deceive somebody into doing something 是「騙某人去做某事」。
- 名詞是 deception，形容詞 deceptive 是「具欺騙性的」——appearances can be deceptive。
- 跟 lie 相比，deceive 不一定要說謊，製造誤導的印象也算。
常見搭配
- deceive somebody into
- deceptive appearance
- do not be deceived
例句
Never deceive your friends.
永遠別騙朋友。
The photograph is deceptive; the room is much smaller.
這張照片有誤導性，房間小得多。
He deceived investors for years.
他欺騙投資人多年。