Connive
Connive 是一个动词。它通常带有一种负面的道德评价，暗示某人虽然没有直接参与，但由于没去阻止而成为了同谋。
- The guards were accused of conniving at the prisoner’s escape. (卫兵被指控纵容囚犯逃跑。)
- They connived to cheat their business partners out of their profits. (他们串通一气骗取合伙人的利润。)
- She refused to connive in any illegal activity. (她拒绝参与任何非法活动。)
- 词根：
-niv-(眨眼，如 nictitate 眨眼) - 前缀：
con-(一起) - 含义：一起眨眼 -> 眉来眼去 -> 串通/默许。
记：con- (一起) + nive (联想 knife 刀)。大家一起拿着刀去干坏事，就是 connive。或者记“一起眨眼”的本义，心照不宣地干坏事。
It was clear that some local officials had connived with the smugglers. (很明显，一些地方官员与走私者勾结。)