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sly AHD[slī] D.J.[slaɪ]K.K.[slaɪ]adj.（形容词）sli.er[slīʹər] 也作 sly.er sli.est[slīʹĕst] sly.est - Adept in craft or cunning.狡诈的：善于谋划或耍阴谋的
- Lacking or marked by a lack of candor.虚伪的：缺乏诚实的或表明缺乏诚意的
- Playfully mischievous; roguish.淘气的：淘气地恶作剧的；无赖的
on the sly - In a way intended to escape notice:诡秘的，偷偷的：试图逃避注意力的方法：took extra payments on the sly.暗中接受多给的钱
- Middle English sleigh 中古英语 sleigh
- from Old Norse slgr 源自 古斯堪的纳维亚语 slgr
slyʹly adv.（副词）slyʹness n.（名词）sly, cunning, tricky, crafty, wily, foxy, artful, guileful- These adjectives mean disposed to or marked by indirection or deviousness in the gaining of an end.这些形容词都有通过或表明通过间接或迂回手段最终获得。
- Sly usually implies surreptitiousness, secretiveness, and lack of candor: Sly 通常强调的是诡秘性、不可告人性和缺少诚意： "You think he's open and blunt—he's as sly as a mink" (George W. Cable).“你认为他诚实而坦率——他（实际上）狡猾得像只臭鼬” （乔治·W·凯布尔）。
- Cunning stresses cleverness and ingenuity,often at the expense of moral principles: Cunning 强调聪明机智，通常不顾道德标准： "Cunning men pass for wise" (Francis Bacon).“狡猾的人也可算作智慧的人” （弗朗西斯·培根）。
- Tricky emphasizes shiftiness, deception, and absence of scruples: Tricky 强调狡诈、欺骗和缺少良心上的不安： Under the façade of morality and patriotism can be perceived the false and tricky political opportunist that he is.从道德和爱国心来看，他能被看作是一个虚伪奸诈的政治投机者。
- Crafty suggests mastery of devious and underhanded methods or schemes: Crafty 暗示掌握迂回和阴谋的手段或方式： Crafty plotters make the best intelligence agents.狡猾的阴谋家可以成为最好的间谍。
- Wily suggests subterfuge or stratagem intended to entrap: Wily 表示企图谋害某人的诡计或战略： Her father was a wily old attorney.她父亲是一个狡猾的老执法官。
- Foxy implies cunning and craft and usually long experience in the use of trickery: Foxy 暗示着谋略和方法以及长期使用害人的手段： The parvenu was much too foxy to let slip even a hint of his working-class background.暴发户十分狡猾，他决不暴露自己是工人出身这一事实。
- Artful emphasizes adroitness in maneuvering to accomplish a purpose: Artful 强调在实现某一目的时使用的手段的高明： She won the case by her artful manipulation of the jury's emotions.通过巧妙的控制陪审团情绪，她成功地赢下了这个案子。
- Guileful suggests an insidious,often treacherous nature: Guileful 表示邪恶的，通常具有奸诈性： "a guileful tournament organizer who manipulates and dehumanizes athletes" (Jeremiah Tax).“一个控制着运动员并使其非人化的邪恶的比赛组织者” （加莱迈尔·塔克斯）
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