意指用欺騙的手段使人相信不真實的事情。
欺騙以獲取利益
EN: to deceive someone in order to gain an advantage
翻譯: 為了獲取利益而欺騙某人
誤導或隱瞞真相
EN: to cause someone to believe something that is not true
翻譯: 使某人相信不真實的事情
自欺
EN: to deceive oneself
翻譯: 欺騙自己
小提醒：注意 'deceive' 是及物動詞，後面直接接受詞，指『欺騙某人』，而非『欺騙某事』。
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Real-life Examples of "Deceive" from YouTube Videos
Jonathan Drori: The beautiful tricks of flowers
TED
“Now you can imagine that if nectar is such a valuable thing and expensive for the plant to produce and it attracts lots of pollinators, then, just as in human sex, people might start to deceive.”
1. to make someone believe something that is not true
欺騙，使某人相信不真實的事情
He deceived me into thinking he was a wealthy businessman.
他欺騙了我，讓我以為他是個富有的商人。
The advertisement is designed to deceive consumers about the product's effectiveness.
這則廣告旨在欺騙消費者，讓他們誤以為產品很有效。
2. to be dishonest or unfaithful to someone, especially in a relationship
（尤指在感情關係中）欺騙，對…不忠
She discovered that her husband had been deceiving her for years.
她發現丈夫多年來一直在欺騙她。
I would never deceive you; you can trust me completely.
我絕不會欺騙你，你可以完全信任我。
3. to cause someone to have a false impression or belief about something
使產生錯覺，使誤解
The calm surface of the lake deceives many about its dangerous currents underneath.
平靜的湖面讓許多人誤以為它底下的水流不危險。
His friendly smile deceived us into thinking he was harmless.
他友善的微笑讓我們誤以為他沒有惡意。
4. to use cunning or trickery to achieve a goal
用詭計達成目的，詐取
The spy deceived the guards to gain access to the secret documents.
間諜騙過了守衛，取得了機密文件。
They deceived their way into the exclusive party.
他們用欺騙的手段混進了那個私人派對。
| Pattern | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| deceive + someone | 欺騙某人 | He tried to deceive his parents about his grades. (他試圖在成績上欺騙他的父母。) |
| deceive + someone + into + V-ing | 欺騙某人去做某事 | The salesman deceived her into buying a faulty product. (那個銷售員騙她買了有瑕疵的產品。) |
| be deceived + by + someone/something | 被某人/某物欺騙 | Many investors were deceived by the company's false reports. (許多投資者被該公司的虛假報告所欺騙。) |
| deceive + oneself | 欺騙自己，自欺 | You're only deceiving yourself if you think the problem will go away. (如果你認為問題會自行消失，那只是在自欺欺人。) |
into 後面必須接動名詞 (V-ing)，引出行為的結果。deceive 後面不能直接接不定詞 (to V) 來表示欺騙的目的或結果。do something to deceive 或 lie to。對比例句： EN: They deceived him into signing the contract. 翻譯: 他們騙他簽了合約。
EN:He lied to get the promotion.
翻譯:他說謊以獲得升職。
使用 deceive someone into doing something 來表示欺騙的結果，避免使用 deceive to do 的錯誤結構。
deceive vs cheat
「deceive」強調用欺騙手段使人相信不真實的事情；「cheat」則更常指在規則或遊戲中用不誠實手段獲取優勢，或在關係中不忠。
deceive vs trick
「deceive」是較正式、廣泛的欺騙；「trick」則常指用計謀、花招或詭計達成具體的欺騙目的，有時帶有戲弄意味。
deceive vs mislead
「deceive」是蓄意、成功的欺騙；「mislead」可能是有意或無意地引導至錯誤方向，不一定涉及完整的虛假陳述。
在轉述他人的欺騙行為或意圖時，常用「deceive」來客觀描述。 EN: He said he didn't mean to deceive you, he just forgot to mention the fee. 翻譯: 他說他不是故意要騙你，只是忘了提那筆費用。
EN:She admitted she had deceived her parents about her grades.
翻譯:她承認她在成績的事情上欺騙了她的父母。
為了強調欺騙行為的嚴重性或蓄意性，常與「really」、「actually」、「deliberately」等副詞連用。 EN: I can't believe they would actually deceive their own customers like that. 翻譯: 我真不敢相信他們竟然會這樣欺騙自己的顧客。
EN:Did you really think you could deceive me with such an obvious lie?
翻譯:你真的以為用這麼明顯的謊話能騙得了我嗎？
在組織思緒或尋找合適字眼時，可能會用「to deceive...」作為開頭，然後稍作停頓或修正說法。 EN: His plan was to deceive... well, not exactly deceive, but to mislead the public. 翻譯: 他的計劃是要欺騙...嗯，不完全是欺騙，是要誤導大眾。
EN:It feels like they're trying to deceive... how should I put it... they're not being fully transparent.
翻譯:感覺他們試圖欺騙...該怎麼說呢...他們並沒有完全透明。
正式寫作注意：在正式或學術寫作中，應避免使用帶有停頓或口語填充詞的句子結構。直接、精確地使用「deceive」即可，例如："The study aimed to deceive the participants regarding the true purpose of the experiment."
deceive someone
deceive [pronoun/noun]
欺騙某人
deceive someone into doing something
deceive [pronoun/noun] into [verb]-ing
欺騙某人去做某事
deceive someone about something
deceive [pronoun/noun] about [noun]
在某事上欺騙某人
deceive oneself
deceive oneself
自欺欺人
appearances can deceive
appearances can deceive
外表可能具有欺騙性
easily deceived
easily deceived
容易受騙的
deceive with intent
deceive with intent
蓄意欺騙
×He deceived to me.
✓He deceived me.
動詞 deceive 是及物動詞，後面直接接受詞，不需要介系詞 to。
×I was deceived by his kind appearance.
✓I was deceived by his kind appearance.
此句文法正確，但中文學習者常將 deceive 與 cheat 混淆。deceive 強調用謊言或假象使人相信不實之事；cheat 則更常指用不誠實手段獲取利益或在規則中舞弊。
×Don't deceive. It's wrong.
✓Don't deceive people. / Don't be deceptive.
deceive 作為及物動詞，通常需要明確的受詞（被欺騙的對象）。若想表達泛指「欺騙行為」，可使用名詞 deception 或形容詞 deceptive。
×She deceived that the product was safe.
✓She deceived people into believing that the product was safe.
deceive 不能直接接 that 子句。正確結構是 "deceive someone into believing/thinking that..." 或 "deceive someone about something"。
×I feel deceived.
✓I feel deceived. / I feel cheated.
此句文法正確，但需注意語意細微差別。"feel deceived" 強調感到被誤導、被假象所騙；"feel cheated" 更常指感到被佔便宜、權益受損。在口語中，"feel cheated" 更常見。
×Appearances are deceiving.
✓Appearances can be deceiving.
英文常見諺語或固定說法是 "Appearances can be deceiving"（人不可貌相），使用情態動詞 can 表示「有時可能」，而非絕對的 are。