cunning, sly

名詞 cunning:

1. shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception
   同義詞：craft, craftiness, foxiness, guile, slyness, wiliness
2. crafty artfulness (especially in deception)

形容詞 cunning:

1. attractive especially by means of smallness or prettiness or quaintness
   同義詞：cute
2. marked by skill in deception
   同義詞：crafty, dodgy, foxy, guileful, knavish, slick, sly, tricksy, tricky, wily
3. showing inventiveness and skill
   同義詞：clever, ingenious

1. The fox is known for its cleverness and cunning.
   狐貍的機敏和狡猾是人所共知的。
2. Many politicians are cunning sophists.
   許多政客都是狡猾的詭辯家。
3. She showed her cunning in the way she avoided answering the question.
   她對問題避而不答，顯示出她很狡猾。
4. He is as cunning as a fox.
   他象狐貍一樣狡猾。

cun.ning

adj.（形容詞）
Marked by or given to artful subtlety and deceptiveness.See Synonyms at sly
狡猾的，狡詐的，詭詐的：狡猾或狡詐的，以詭詐為特征的參見 sly
Executed with or exhibiting ingenuity.
精巧的：巧妙制成的或精巧的
Delicately pleasing; pretty or cute:
精致可人的；漂亮的，機靈的：
例句：
a cunning little pet.
機靈的小寵物

n.（名詞）
Skill in deception; guile.
詭計：騙人的技巧；狡詐
Skill or adeptness in execution or performance; dexterity.
靈巧：在制作或操作中的技巧或熟練；靈巧

來源：
Middle English [present participle of] connen [to know]
中古英語 [] connen的現(xiàn)在分詞 [知道]
from Old English cunnan * see gnô-
源自 古英語 cunnan *參見 gnô-

【引伸】
cun.ningly
adv.（副詞）
cun.ningness
n.（名詞）