connive 英 [kəˈnaɪv] 　 美 [kəˈnaɪv]

connive

connive　 英 [kəˈnaɪv] 美 [kəˈnaɪv]

vi. 共谋；纵容；默许　

进行时:conniving　 过去式:connived　 过去分词:connived　 第三人称单数:connives　

  • To connive is to plan or plot to do something illegal or wrong. Conniving is considered dishonest and cowardly.
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  • vi. 共谋；纵容；默许
  • connive (v.) c. 1600, "shut one's eyes to something one does not like but cannot help," from Latin connivere, also conivere "to wink," hence, figuratively, "to wink at (a crime), be secretly privy," from assimilated form of com "with, together" (see con-) + base akin to nictare "to wink" (from PIE root *kneigwh-; see nictitate). From 1630s as "conceal knowledge (of a fault or crime of another); give silent encouragement to a culpable person." From 1797 as "be in secret complicity." Related: Connived; conniving.
con·nive / kəˈnaɪv ; NAmE kəˈnaɪv / verb ( formal, disapproving) 1 [intransitive ] conniveat/in sth to seem to allow sth wrong to happen 纵容；默许；放任 ◆ She knew that if she said nothing she would be conniving in an injustice. 她知道她如果什么也不说就是在纵容不公正的行为。 2 [intransitive ] connive(with sb) (to do sth) to work together with sb to do sth wrong or illegal 共谋；狼狈为奸；同流合污 SYN conspire ◆ The government was accused of having connived with the security forces to permit murder. 政府被指控与安全部队狼狈为奸允许谋杀。 connive connives connived conniving con·nive / kəˈnaɪv ; NAmE kəˈnaɪv /
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