sly

意味ありげな、こっそりした

さりげなく巧妙に行われ、隠れた冗談や意図をほのめかす。

やさしい英語で： Done in a clever, hidden way, sometimes suggesting a secret joke or intention.

• She gave me a sly smile.
• He made a sly remark about my cooking.
• With a sly wink, they slipped out of the room.

類義語： knowing, subtle, crafty

反対語： open

よく使う表現： a sly smile, a sly wink, a sly remark, a sly trick

ずる賢い、狡猾な

本当の意図を隠し、人をだますのがうまい。

やさしい英語で： Clever at hiding your real intentions and deceiving other people.

• He's too sly to trust.
• The sly salesman hid the extra charges.
• She was sly enough to blame someone else.

類義語： cunning, crafty, wily

反対語： honest, straightforward

よく使う表現： a sly person, a sly fox, sly and cunning, a sly child