duplicity
noun /djuːˈplɪsəti/
/duːˈplɪsəti/
[uncountable, countable] (plural duplicities)
(formal)- dishonest behaviour that is intended to make somebody believe something that is not true
synonym deceitTopics Personal qualitiesc2不诚实的方式,目的是让人相信一些不真实的东西。 词源late Middle English: from Old French duplicite or late Latin duplicitas, from Latin duplic- ‘twofold’, from duo ‘two’ + plicare ‘to fold’.