two-faced

IPA/ˌtuː ˈfeɪst/
IPA/ˌtuː ˈfeɪst/

two-faced — adjective

1. describes a person who pretends to be friendly and honest when talking to someon

1.形容詞B2
釋義

describes a person who pretends to be friendly and honest when talking to someone, but then says unkind things about that person when they are not there

例句

Caio discovered that his teammate Lan was two-faced and spreading lies about him.

predicative: be two-faced

Leo called his neighbor two-faced for pretending to help while spreading rumors.

accusative pattern: call someone two-faced

同義詞
  • hypocritical

    more formal; suggests a gap between stated beliefs and actual behavior

  • deceitful

    broader; can describe any kind of dishonesty, not just social betrayal

  • insincere

    less harsh; focuses on lack of genuine feeling rather than active betrayal

  • dishonest

    general term for any untruthful behavior; less specific to social pretense

反義詞

文法句型

be two-faced

call someone two-faced

用法筆記

Strongly informal and often used in personal, social, or workplace gossip contexts. Avoid in formal writing, where 'hypocritical' or 'duplicitous' is more appropriate.

常見錯誤

❌The contract terms were two-faced.
✅The contract terms were dishonest.
💡'Two-faced' describes people and their actions, not inanimate things like documents or agreements.
❌He is a two-faced person, but I still respect his honesty.
✅He is a two-faced person, so I no longer trust anything he says.
💡Describing someone as two-faced means they are not honest; the two ideas contradict.