beguile

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To deceive or delude (using guile). transitive
    — And as wililye as thoſe ſhrewes that beguyle hym haue holpe hym to inuolue and intryke the matter: I ſhall vſe ſo playn and open a way therin, that euery man ſhall well ſee the trouth.
  2. To charm, delight or captivate. transitive
    — 1864 November 21, Abraham Lincoln (signed) or John Hay, letter to Mrs. Bixby in Boston I feel how weak and fruitless must be any words of mine which should attempt to beguile you from the grief of a loss so overwhelming.
  3. To cause (time) to seem to pass quickly, by way of pleasant diversion. transitive
    — We beguiled the hours away.

词形变化

beguiles present,singular,third-person beguiling participle,present beguiled participle,past beguiled past begyle alternative bigyle alternative bi-gyle alternative

词汇关系

衍生词
beguilable beguilement beguiler beguiling unbeguile
相关词
wile

词源

From Middle English begilen, begylen; equivalent to be- + guile. Compare Middle Dutch begilen (“to beguile”). Doublet of bewile.
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