deceit, deception, fraud
$ g- C! z; g6 a( C- e% [ 这3个名词均含有“欺骗”之意。& g2 x8 ^! b9 C" b8 @& }
deceit : 指歪曲实情,惯于说谎或蓄意欺骗。
* T( ~$ K+ e8 m1 m D The boy's deceit made his mother very unhappy.(这小孩的欺骗行为使他母亲非常不愉快。)
) _$ C. }! l# q deception : 语气较弱,一般用词,侧重于具体的骗人行为。但有时并无欺骗行为,只是玩弄把戏,故弄玄虚而已。
; C) u' q" k" n# B* |, o0 \8 w& Q" p Nobody saw through Mary’s deceptions.(无人看透玛丽的诡计。)
! c& y c2 W& Q8 l! o- _3 k fraud : 一般用于犯罪行为的欺骗,通常指政治或经济活动中的舞弊行为。
. x! x9 M% [' G$ Y( ^ He said he was an insurance salesman, but later she discovered he was a fraud.(他说自己是保险推销员, 但她后来发现他是骗子。) |