| 单词 | artifice |
| 释义 | artifice['ɑ:tifis]n. 诡计, 技巧, 巧妙 artifice ar.ti.fice AHD: [är“t…-f¹s] D.J. [6$8t*f!s]K.K. [6$rt*f!s]n.（名词）1. An artful or crafty expedient; a stratagem.诡计：狡猾或狡诈的手段；计谋2. Subtle but base deception; trickery.阴谋：精明的但是卑鄙的欺骗；圈套3. Cleverness or skill; ingenuity.策略：聪明或技巧；机智语源:1. French 法语 2. from Old French [craftsmanship] 源自 古法语 [技艺] 3. from Latin artificium 源自 拉丁语 artificium 4. from artifex artific- [craftsman] 源自 artifex artific- [工匠] 5. ars art- [art] * see art 1ars art- [艺术] *参见 art16. -fex [maker] * see dh¶- -fex [制造者] *参见 dh¶- 参考词汇:1. artifice,trick,ruse,wile,feint,stratagem,maneuver,dodge2. These nouns are compared as they denote means for achieving an end by indirection.当这些名词表示为间接达到某目的的手段时作比较。3. Artifice refers to something especially contrived to lead to a desired result or create a desired effect: Artifice 指为达到某理想结果或制造某预期效果而特别策划的东西： “His sincerity, although often aided by the actor's artifice, seems genuine” (Richard Cohen).“他的诚意，虽然常常受到演员机智的支持，但看起来是真的” （理查德·科恩）。4. Trick in this sense implies willful deception and often less than honorable motivation: Trick 在这个意义上含有故意的欺骗，常常有不体面的动机： “The . . . boys . . . had all sorts of tricks to prevent us from winning” (W.H. Hudson).“那些…男孩子们…有各种各样的把戏来阻止我们获胜” （W.H.哈德森）。5. Ruse stresses the creation of a false impression: Ruse 强调制造一个虚假的印象： Her pretended deafness was a ruse to enable her to learn their plans.她装作聋子是一个计谋以使她能了解他们的计划。6. Wile suggests deceiving and entrapping a victim by playing on his or her weak points: Wile 指利用他或她的弱点来达到欺骗和诱使受骗者上当： “He did not fail to see/His uncle's cunning wiles and treachery” (William Morris).他没有忽视他叔父的狡诈的诡计和背信忘义” （威廉·莫里斯）。7. Feint denotes a deceptive act calculated to distract attention from one's real purpose: Feint 意味着欺骗行为的目的是转移人们对其真正目的注意力： One person bumped into me as a feint while the other stole my wallet.一个人撞了我一下作掩护，而另一个人偷了我的钱包。8. Stratagem implies careful planning for achieving an objective or obtaining an advantage: Stratagem 指为取得一个目标或得到一项好处而做的仔细谋划： That you have used every ruthless stratagem to win the much-coveted promotion hasn't endeared you to your rivals.你为得到渴望的晋升，所使用的每一个无情的计谋，并没有为你赢得比你对手更多的好感。9. Maneuver applies to calculated and skillful tactics and often to a single strategic move: Maneuver 指使用特意计划的和技巧的战术，常常是为了一个战略行动： “To this day they always speak of that Reform Bill as if it had been a dishonest maneuver” (Standard).“直到今日，他们常常提起那个选举法修正法案，好像那是一个不诚实的花招” （史坦达得）。10. Dodge stresses shifty and ingenious deception: Dodge 强调变化多端的和机智的欺骗： “‘It was all false, of course?’ ‘All, sir,’ replied Mr. Weller, ‘ . . . artful dodge’” (Charles Dickens).“‘这全是假的，当然?’‘全是，先生，’韦勒先生答道，‘…狡猾的诡计’” （查尔斯·狄更斯） |
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