janus-faced

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美[\'dʒeɪnəsˌfeɪst]

基本释义

adj.
有双面孔的,有二心的,口是心非的

英英释义

Adjective
  • 1. having or concerned with polarities or contrasts;

    "a Janus-faced view of history"

    "a Janus-faced policy"

  • 2. marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another;

    "she was a deceitful scheming little thing"- Israel Zangwill

    "a double-dealing double agent"

    "a double-faced infernal traitor and schemer"- W.M.Thackeray

  • 3. having two faces--one looking to the future and one to the past;

    "Janus the two-faced god"

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