deceptively

副词 adv.
/dɪˈsɛptɪvli/   

英文释义

副词 adv.
  1. In a deceptive manner; misleadingly.
    — those deceptively jaunty tunes that mask less-than- cheerful lyrics
  2. Actually but not apparently.
    — We've rounded up 26 recipes that sound, look and taste difficult but are actually really easy. ... try one of these deceptively easy but wildly impressive recipes.
  3. Apparently but not actually.
    — The trial court found that the crewman who had spread the sawdust over the oil had made the situation more dangerous by creating a deceptively safe condition, resulting in a "trap" and an unseaworthy condition.

词形变化

more deceptively comparative most deceptively superlative

词源

Etymology tree
English deceptive
Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der.
Proto-Germanic *līkąder.
Proto-Germanic *-līkaz
Proto-Germanic *-ê
Proto-Germanic *-līkê
Proto-West Germanic *-līkē
Old English -līċe
Middle English -ly
English -ly
English deceptively
From deceptive + -ly.
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