Underhanded
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[编辑] 解释
[编辑] GRE 红宝书
- adj. 不光明的, 卑鄙的
- ［英］ adj. 不光明的, 卑鄙的 ( marked by secrecy, chicanery, and deception; sly)
- ［记］ under ( 下面) +handed -> 在下面做手脚 -> 不光明
[编辑] Webster Collegiate
I. adverb
- Date: circa 1822
- underhand
II. adjective
- Date: 1853
- marked by secrecy, chicanery, and deception ; not honest and aboveboard ; sly <an underhanded attempt to gain power>
- Synonyms: see secret
- ? underhandedly adverb
- ? underhandedness noun
