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📚學英文：單字不是萬能，但沒有單字萬萬不能~
📚所以今天來學這個常考字：deceive [dɪˋsiv]

v. to make sb believe sth that is not true 欺騙

【考題】
deceiving = misleading（adj. 使人誤解的；騙人的）

【例句】
🖊️You can't pass exams without working, so don't deceive yourself.
不努力是考不及格的，因此不要欺騙自己。

🖊️We were deceived into believing that he could help us.
我們受騙了，還以為他能幫助我們。

🖊️The congressman dressed up his statements to deceive the voters.
那個國會議員用花言巧語來欺騙選民。

【字源】
< de-：down 下 > + < -ceive = -cap：hold 抓住 > → 設下陷阱來「欺騙」，希望能順利捉拿某人。

【同義】cheat, cozen, defraud, swindle

【補充】deceptive（adj. 欺騙的）。