mindmap root((欺诈)) deception may or may not imply blameworthiness, since it may be used of cheating or swindling as well as of arts or games designed merely to mystify: magicians are masters of ~. fraud always implies guilt and often criminality in act or practice: indicted for ~. double-dealing suggests duplicity or treachery or action contrary to one's professed attitude: the guerillas accused the go-between of ~. duplicitous伪装的两面派的，来自词根dup/di表示two，等于本例的double，如duplicity duplicate duplex，如dichotomy一分为二 subterfuge suggests deception by the adoption of a stratagem or the telling of a lie in order to escape responsibility or duty or to gain an end: obtained the papers by ~. trickery implies ingenious or dishonest acts intended to dupe or cheat: will resort to any ~ to gain her ends.