duplicity 是一个名词,意为"口是心非;两面派;欺骗",指表面上说一套、背地里做一套的行为,强调言行不一、虚伪狡诈的特质。
/djuːˈplɪsɪti/
He was shocked to discover the duplicity of his business partner.
他震惊地发现了生意伙伴的两面三刀。
The diplomat's duplicity was finally exposed when secret letters revealed that he had been negotiating with both sides of the conflict simultaneously.
当密信被曝光后,这位外交官的欺骗行径终于败露——他一直在同时与冲突双方暗中谈判。
源自晚期拉丁语 duplicitas,由 duplex(双重的)派生而来,词根 duo 意为"二",**-plic-** 意为"折叠"。字面含义是"双重性",后来引申为"表里不一、口是心非"的意思。该词在14世纪经由古法语 duplicité 进入英语,最初指"双重状态",逐渐专指道德上的虚伪与欺诈。