Deceptively Meaning in English
word
التعريف
In a way that makes something seem different from what it really is, often making something appear better, easier, or simpler than it truly is.
الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة
Very commonly used before adjectives: 'deceptively simple,' 'deceptively easy.' It means something looks easy, but is actually hard (not the opposite). Often misunderstood—context is key. Used in formal and informal speech.
Spanish: engañosamentePortuguese (BR): enganosamentePortuguese (PT): enganosamenteChinese (Simplified): 具有欺骗性的 - 看似…其实不…Chinese (Traditional): 具有欺騙性的 - 看似…其實不…Hindi: भ्रामक रूप सेArabic: بشكل خادعBengali: প্রতারণামূলকভাবে - বিভ্রান্তিকরভাবেRussian: обманчиво - на первый взглядJapanese: 一見～だが実は - 見かけによらずVietnamese: có vẻ - tưởng nhưKorean: 겉보기에는 - 속이게Turkish: aldatıcı bir şekildeUrdu: فریب دہ انداز میں - بظاہرIndonesian: terlihat - seolah-olah
جمل نموذجية
The house looks deceptively small from the outside.
natural
The test was deceptively easy at first.
basic
This puzzle is deceptively simple.
basic
The new game is deceptively hard to win.
basic
He gave a deceptively calm answer, but he was really nervous.
natural
That trail is deceptively flat—it gets really steep later.
natural