mid-12c., crafti, from Old English cr?ftig "strong, powerful," later "skillful, ingenious," degenerating by c. 1200 to "cunning, sly" (but through 15c. also "skillfully done or made; intelligent, learned; artful, scientific") from craft (n.) + -y (2). Related: Craftily; craftiness.
雙語例句
1. That was my crafty little plan.
那是我的小妙計。
來自柯林斯例句
2. He's a crafty old devil.
他是個奸詐狡猾的家伙。
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
3. This fellow is very crafty; we had better be on our guard.