wile
noun · verbA1Định nghĩa theo từ loại
Danh từ
noun- 1.
(plural normally)(usually in the plural) A trick or stratagem practiced for ensnaring or deception; a sly, insidious artifice
He was seduced by her wiles.
Động từ
verb- 1.
(transitive)To entice or lure.
- 2.
(alt of, misspelling)Misspelling of while (“to pass the time”).
Here's a pleasant way to wile away the hours.
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Nguồn gốc từ
From Middle English wile, wyle, from wile (guile) and Old English wīl (wile, trick) and wiġle (divination), from Proto-Germanic *wīlą (craft, deceit) (from Proto-Indo-European *wey- (to turn, bend)) and Proto-Germanic *wigulą, *wihulą (prophecy) (from Proto-Indo-European *weyk- (to consecrate, hallow, make holy)). Cognate with vél, væl (artifice, craft, device, fraud, trick), wijle. guile.