artifice

英 ['ɑːtɪfɪs] 美 ['ɑːrtɪfɪs]

• n. 诡计；欺骗；技巧

英英释义

Noun:

1. a deceptive maneuver (especially to avoid capture)

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. The child cheated them with an artifice.
   那个孩子用巧办法骗了他们。
2. Pretending to faint was merely an artifice.
   假装昏迷只不过是个诡计。
3. There was no room in him for sham or artifice.
   他无论如何也得老实。
4. He display a great deal of artifice in decorate his new house.
   他在布置新房子中表现出富有技巧。
5. It is the professional duty of the advertising agent to conceal his artifice.
   隐藏自己的技巧，是广告公司的专业责任。

经典引文

• Though they abounded in milk, they had not the Artifice of Cheese.

  出自： Sir T. Browne

• Does it not counterwork the artifice of nature?

  出自： D. Hume

近反义词

【近义词】

• trick 诡计
• ruse 策略
• pretense 借口
• deception 骗局
• scheme 阴谋
• ploy 策略
• lie 躺下
• sleight of hand 熟练的手法
• deceit 欺骗
• cunning 狡猾的
• trickery 欺骗
• artfulness 狡猾
• wiles 诡计
• pretence 假装
• play 玩
• foul play 卑鄙的行径
• foul 恶臭的
• clever device 灵巧的装置
• device 装置
• clever 聪明的
• art 艺术