词汇 | connive |
词源 | connive [E17th] When someone connives at something wrong, they turn a blind eye to it. The word comes from French conniver or Latin connivere meaning ‘to shut your eyes to something’. An early meaning of connivance [L16th] was ‘winking’. |
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