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artifice

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artifice


/'ɑ:tɪfɪs; `ɑrtəfɪs/
n [C, U] (instance of) clever trickery; deception 诡计; 欺骗
*Pretending to faint was merely (an) artifice. 假装昏迷只不过是个诡计.

artifice


n formal
[Date: 1600-1700; Language: French;Origin:Latin artificium, from artifex 'skilled worker', from ars ( ART1) + facere 'to make']
[U]
the use of clever tricks to deceive someone
= cunning
[C]
a trick used to deceive someone
1. Pretending to faint was merely (an) artifice.
    假装昏迷只不过是个诡计.

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