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美:[ˈsʌbtərfjudʒ]
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sub·ter·fuge
suhb tr fyuj [or] suhb tr fyuzh
复数:subterfuges
Noun
1. something intended to misrepresent the true nature of an activity;
"he wasn't sick--it was just a subterfuge"
"the holding company was just a blind"
1570年代,源自法语 subterfuge(14世纪)或直接源自中世纪拉丁语 subterfugium “逃避”,源自拉丁语 subterfugere “逃避,逃脱,偷偷逃走”,源自 subter “在...下面,在...下方”; 在化合物中表示“秘密地”(源自 PIE *sup-ter-, suffixed (comparative) form of *(s)up-; 参见 sub-) + fugere “逃跑”(参见 fugitive(形容词))。
Late Latin subterfugium, from Latin subterfugere to escape, evade, from subter- secretly (from subter underneath; akin to Latin sub under) + fugere to flee — more at up, fugitive
The first known use of subterfuge was in 1573
subterfugenoun
the action of deceiving usually by slyness in order to avoid some unpleasant circumstance (as to escape blame)
a plan or trick that employs sly deception
1 It was no subterfuge on her part. She just lied in her throat and we all realized toe grossness of her false utterance.
她所说的不是什么遁词。她简直是在撒弥天大谎。对她说假话之无耻程度,我们都是了解的。
2 He further noted that If it is a functioning team, then team members are aware of subterfuge.
他进一步表示,如果它是一个功能团队,团队成员的诡计。
3 Distance is just a subterfuge.
距离只是一个借口。
4 The day before I saw “Being Harold Pinter,” the Times had run a story on the intricate subterfuge required for the troupe to leave its country to arrive in this one.
5 “That guy has absolutely no concept of subterfuge.”
6 “It shall not be long,” said he, “before they discover our subterfuge and send riders after us.”
7 It’s really nice to play a character that has no heroism, no guile, nothing subterfuge about him.
8 But it’s just as concerned about the deceptions and subterfuges among competing factions of the good guys.
9 Not to say that this subterfuge always worked.
10 There’s subterfuge going on and camouflage to the personality.
11 But this attempt of his will certainly prove futile, if it is only a subterfuge and means no real change in policy.
但是如果只是形式上的欺骗而无政策上的改变,他的这一企图必然徒劳无功。
12 But as the familiar 19th-century dramatic devices of secrets, blackmail and subterfuge encroach on her, something radical happens.
13 Dad shrugs, unable to keep up with this new subterfuge, probably mentally spent from our rousing game of Affix the Affliction.
14 The Ash Legion teaches stealth and subterfuge.
灰烬军团教导隐匿和欺诈。
15 The fact that he so disgusted by the American subterfuge is particularly risible — as if there’s anything more regularly at the top of his to-do list than “Plan Deadly Operation.”
16 It involves, for starters: alchemy, a mummy, financial subterfuge, Paracelsus, economic decline, surfing and more than the usual amount of Latin.
17 Chris describes a life of subterfuge: coming to bed late on the pretext of emptying the dishwasher; getting up early so that he could lock himself in the bathroom in order to bet.
18 That is, she prefers the direct threat to the subtle subterfuge, and her bother is not exempt: “Ned Stark had a piece of paper too,” she warns.
19 After the subterfuge is common knowledge, McLeod asks his classmates if they would trust Brandon had he pursued his chosen career.
20 Underneath the lies and subterfuge was a world that felt real.
1 手段
way approach technique shift medium avenue tactic passport gateway lever means finesse instrumentality tool device vehicle weapon instrument ploy manoeuvring
3 托辞
plea shuffle alibi excuse pretext stalking-horse under the mask of evasive disguise cloak pretence
6 借口
out color cover mask blind excuse stall plea refuge disguise shifting peg veil cloak guise evasion masquerade pretext pretense alibi runaround extenuation put-off under the cloak of on the plea of on the plea that under the plea of under the plea that make a pretext of
7 遁辞
evasion quibble parry quiddity out runaround stall peg quirk quip circumlocution evade elusion quillet creep hole
8 规避手段
9 欺骗
falsidical deceptive beguiling fallacious duplicitous delusive colorable deceptively fraudulently deceivingly beguilingly imposturing quackishness do sell fraud cheat deception juggle bunk imposition spoof deceit trickery swindle sleight duplicity humbug gammon falseness mystification flam skullduggery skulduggery fraudulence knavery shenanigan beguilement humbuggery hokey-pokey cozenage bamboozlement hocuspocus double-deal impose deceive jockey fudge hocus-pocus illude have job stick beat trick bite trim fool scam hype mock sting cod fiddle mislead Nick chisel hoax dupe gull victimize delude beguile hoodwink bamboozle bilk diddle bunco hocus gyp double-cross shortchange befool chouse do a snow job put over on have a game with practise on practise upon skin game act a lie play a part shell game double cross put upon make a fool of management twist Con delusion falsehood masquerade rip-off Legerdemain put-on double-dealing jiggery-pokery covin try-on kid string screw Sharp Trim stiff fox sucker COD two-time spruce circumvent fob weasel snooker mystify entrap shuck finagle skank euchre flimflam chicane cozen pettifog short-sheet mamaguy verneuk play false play a trick on throw dust in eyes sell a bill of goods take for a ride screw over put one over on slip over on do the dirty on double-tongued funny prestigious cheating tricksy trickish flamdoodle suck-in pass false rig lurk bluff wile charlatan gaff stealing circumvention indirection imposture hokum trickiness roguery flivver jugglery dupery swizz swiz inveracity thimblerig yentz gag duff double-clock horn-swoggle take short green lie burn abuse smoke hook spin palm rim stall gum bitch hustle hum cog dope skunk doodle defraud lurch jive razzle-dazzle cully gold-brick take-in leg-pull monkey business
10 口实
essoin out color handle mask blind excuse stall plea refuge peg quirk covert salvo cop-out stalking-horse colour disguise veil cloak pretext pretension pretence
11 诡计
game art device scheme trick trap shaft deception shenanigans ruse machination artifice wiles skulduggery wile shift craft fraud fake rig scam fetch lurk flanker stratagem humbug scheming chicanery hocus-pocus chicane swifty dodge gimmick plant web blind shuffle fiddle sham gouge decoy gull guile bilk curve ball sleight swiftie catch cheat intrigue deceit trickery wangle flimflam blague shenanigan contrivance machinations con sting gag manoeuvre craftiness practice double angle shine gadget crook flam skullduggery jiggery-pokery machinate
13 伎俩