形容事物具有誤導性，其外表或給人的印象與真實情況不符。
欺騙性的；誤導的
EN: giving an appearance or impression different from the true one; misleading.
翻譯: 給人與事實不符的外觀或印象；具有誤導性的。
造成假象的
EN: likely to make you believe something that is not true.
翻譯: 很可能讓你相信不真實的事情。
表面與實質不符的
EN: having qualities that are not as good as they seem.
翻譯: 具有不如表面看起來那麼好的特質。
（統計、數據等）不可靠的
EN: (of statistics, data, etc.) giving a false impression of the situation.
翻譯: （指統計、數據等）對情況給出錯誤印象的。
小提醒：注意 'deceptive' 描述的是事物本身「具有欺騙性」的特性，而非描述人的行為。若要說某人「善於欺騙」，通常用 'deceitful'。
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Real-life Examples of "Deceptive" from YouTube Videos
Virginia Postrel: The power of glamour
TED
“Because glamour can be very totalitarian and deceptive And it's not just a matter of glamorizing cleaning your floor.”
1. giving an appearance or impression different from the true one; misleading
給人與事實不符的外觀或印象；誤導性的
The calm surface of the lake was deceptive, hiding strong currents underneath.
平靜的湖面具有欺騙性，底下隱藏著強勁的水流。
His friendly smile was deceptive; he was actually quite angry.
他友善的微笑是騙人的，實際上他相當生氣。
2. likely to make someone believe something that is not true
很可能讓人相信不真實的事情
The advertisement used deceptive practices to sell the product.
這則廣告使用了欺騙性的手法來銷售產品。
The packaging is deceptive; the box looks much bigger than the actual product inside.
這個包裝具有誤導性，盒子看起來比裡面的實際產品大得多。
3. appearing to be simple or easy, but actually difficult
看起來簡單或容易，但實際上困難
The first few levels of the game are deceptive; it gets much harder later on.
這個遊戲的前幾關具有欺騙性，後面會變得困難得多。
The math problem had a deceptive simplicity.
這道數學問題有一種騙人的簡單性。
| Pattern | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| be + deceptive | 是欺騙性的 | The calm surface of the water was deceptive. (平靜的水面具有欺騙性。) |
| deceptive + noun | 欺騙性的… | He used a deceptive tactic to win the game. (他用了欺騙性的戰術來贏得比賽。) |
| seem/look/appear deceptive | 看起來/似乎具有欺騙性 | The simplicity of the instructions looks deceptive. (說明書的簡單看起來具有欺騙性。) |
| find something deceptive | 發現某事物具有欺騙性 | Many investors found the company's financial reports deceptive. (許多投資者發現該公司的財務報告具有欺騙性。) |
| intentionally deceptive | 故意欺騙的 | The advertisement was intentionally deceptive. (這則廣告是故意欺騙的。) |
EN:The test was deceptively easy; many students failed.
翻譯:這次考試看似簡單，卻有很多學生不及格。
使用時，若修飾名詞或作主詞補語，用形容詞 deceptive；若要表達「具有欺騙性地…」來修飾形容詞，則用副詞 deceptively。
deceptive vs misleading
「deceptive」強調本質或外觀上具有欺騙性，可能是有意或無意的；「misleading」則更常指因資訊不完整或不準確而導致誤導，不一定有欺騙意圖。
deceptive vs fallacious
「deceptive」泛指具有欺騙性；「fallacious」特指在邏輯、推理或論證上存在謬誤，是更正式、學術的用詞。
deceptive vs illusory
「deceptive」描述事物具有欺騙性；「illusory」則強調事物是幻覺、錯覺或不真實的，常帶有哲學或心理學意味。
在對話中，當引述或轉述一個被認為是虛假或誤導的陳述時，常用「deceptive」來點出其本質。 EN: He said the offer was a great deal, but that's deceptive—the fees are huge. 翻譯: 他說這優惠很划算，但那說法很誤導人——附加費用高得嚇人。
EN:Her profile picture is so deceptive; she looks completely different in person.
翻譯:她的個人頭像太有欺騙性了，本人看起來完全不一樣。
在口語中，常與「so」、「really」、「incredibly」等副詞連用，以加強對欺騙性或誤導性本質的強調。 EN: The packaging is so deceptive; the box is huge but there's almost nothing inside. 翻譯: 這個包裝真的太騙人了，盒子超大但裡面幾乎沒東西。
EN:That calm exterior is really deceptive—he's actually very anxious.
翻譯:那平靜的外表真的很有欺騙性——他其實非常焦慮。
在組織想法或尋找合適詞語時，有時會用「which is deceptive...」或「that can be deceptive...」作為填充短語，引出後續的澄清或警告。 EN: The first chapter is quite easy, which is deceptive, because it gets extremely hard later. 翻譯: 第一章相當簡單，這具有誤導性，因為後面會變得超級難。
EN:The interface looks simple, and that can be deceptive—there's a lot of power under the hood.
翻譯:介面看起來很簡單，而這可能誤導人——它的底層功能其實非常強大。
正式寫作注意：在學術或正式商業寫作中，應避免將「deceptive」用於上述口語化的停頓填充結構。建議使用更直接、結構完整的表述，例如「This initial impression is misleading because...」或「Such simplicity can be deceptive; however,...」。
deceptive appearance
adjective + noun
具有欺騙性的外表
deceptive simplicity
adjective + noun
看似簡單實則複雜
deceptive practices
adjective + noun
欺騙手段；詐欺行為
deceptively easy
adverb + adjective
看似容易（實則不然）
deceptively strong
adverb + adjective
看似不強（實則很強）
deceptive advertising
adjective + noun
虛假廣告；欺騙性廣告
deceptive nature
adjective + noun
欺騙的本質；具有誤導性的特質
deceptive maneuver
adjective + noun
欺敵的戰術動作；佯動
×He is a deceptive.
✓He is deceptive.
"deceptive" 是形容詞，不能直接當成名詞使用。若要指「一個欺騙者」，應使用名詞 "deceiver"。
×He smiled deceptively.
✓He smiled in a deceptive way. / His smile was deceptive.
雖然 "deceptively" 是正確的副詞形式，但學習者常誤用其語意，導致句子意思模糊（例如 "deceptively simple" 可能意指「看似簡單實則複雜」或「看似複雜實則簡單」）。在初級到中級程度，建議先使用形容詞結構以避免混淆。此處錯誤例句語意不清，修正後語意更明確。
×The data is deceptive to the public.
✓The data is deceptive. / The data deceives the public.
"deceptive" 是描述事物本質的形容詞，意為「有欺騙性的、造成誤解的」，通常不直接接 "to someone" 來指定對象。若要指明欺騙的對象，應使用動詞 "deceive" 或改用 "misleading to"。
×His answer was deceptive, so I didn't trust him.
✓His answer was misleading / evasive, so I didn't trust him.
"deceptive" 通常描述事物本質上具有欺騙性或造成錯誤印象，語氣較強，常暗示蓄意欺騙。若只是答案不精確、含糊或引導至錯誤結論，但未必出於惡意，使用 "misleading"（誤導的）或 "evasive"（閃爍其詞的）更為精準。
×I deceptive by his friendly appearance.
✓I was deceived by his friendly appearance.
"deceptive" 是形容詞，不能當動詞使用。動詞形式是 "deceive"。常見錯誤是將形容詞誤用作動詞，導致句子缺乏主要動詞。
×This illusion is more deceptive than that one.
✓This illusion is more deceptive than that one. (Contextually acceptable but often unnatural)
雖然文法上可以說 "more deceptive"，但 "deceptive" 本身已是一個絕對性較強的形容詞，在實際使用中較少用比較級。更自然的說法是 "This illusion is more misleading / convincing" 或 "This is an even more deceptive illusion"。直接比較 "deceptive" 可能顯得生硬。