專四考試常見詞辨析：不要“欺騙”

　　deceit, deception, fraud

　　這3個名詞均含有欺騙之意。

　　deceit : 指歪曲實情，慣于說謊或蓄意欺騙。

　　The boys deceit made his mother very unhappy.

　　deception : 語氣較弱，一般用詞，側重于具體的騙人行為。但有時并無欺騙行為，只是玩弄把戲，故弄玄虛而已。

　　Nobody saw through Marys deceptions.

　　fraud : 一般用于犯罪行為的欺騙，通常指政治或經濟活動中的舞弊行為。

　　He said he was an insurance salesman, but later she discovered he was a fraud.