中文翻译与英英解释

n.
流氓行为；无赖行为；诈骗；恶作剧。

lack of honesty; acts of lying or cheating or stealing
同义词：dishonesty,

例句与用法

The man's face expressed rather knavery than vice, and a disposition to sharpness, cunning and roguery, more than the traces of stormy and indulged passions .
这个人面部表情象个无赖，但不算歹毒，有饱经风霜与放荡生活的痕迹，却更多机警和狡狯。

Knavery may serve a turn , but honesty never fails
欺诈或许暂时有用，诚实却永远有用。

Knavery may serve , but honestyis best
欺诈可能得计，但诚实总是上策。

Knavery may serve , but honesty is best
欺诈可能有用，诚实却是上策。

Folly is the cloak of knavery
愚蠢是无赖的斗篷。