Word · CEFR C2 · Frequency #22233
artifice
诡计；骗局；计谋
a deceptive maneuver (especially to avoid capture)
- 1.
A crafty but underhanded deception.
狡猾而诡秘的欺骗。
- 2.
a deceptive maneuver (especially to avoid capture)
欺骗手段,尤指为逃避抓捕而用的计谋
- 3.
A trick played out as an ingenious, but artful, ruse.
巧妙而狡猾的计谋；诡计。
- 4.
A strategic maneuver that uses some clever means to avoid detection or capture.
为躲避侦查或捕获而采用巧妙手段的策略行动。
- 5.
A tactical move to gain advantage.
为获得优势而采取的战术行动。
狡猾而诡秘的欺骗。；欺骗手段,尤指为逃避抓捕而用的计谋；巧妙而狡猾的计谋；诡计。；为躲避侦查或捕获而采用巧妙手段的策略行动。；为获得优势而采取的战术行动。
In use
The spy used a clever artifice to escape from the locked room.
Her smile was just an artifice to hide her nervousness.
He resorted to artifice when his honest arguments failed.
use artifice to do sth
artifice 常含贬义，指精心设计的欺骗手段。
The con artist used artifice to gain their trust.
那个骗子用诡计赢得了他们的信任。
resort to artifice
She resorted to artifice to avoid the question.
她耍花招来回避这个问题。
by artifice
by artifice 是常见的介词搭配，表示“通过欺骗手段”。
He obtained the documents by artifice.
Connections
Collocations
- use artifice
- 使用诡计
- They used artifice to win the contract.他们使用诡计来赢得合同。
- without artifice
- 毫不做作，真诚坦率
- Her manner was natural and without artifice.她的举止自然，毫不做作。
- see through the artifice
- 识破骗局
- The detective saw through the artifice at once.侦探立刻识破了这个骗局。
- elaborate artifice
- 精心设计的骗局
- His alibi was an elaborate artifice.他的不在场证明是一个精心设计的骗局。
- political artifice
- 政治手腕
- The speech was full of political artifice.这场演讲充满了政治手腕。
- literary artifice
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想 artificial（人造的）：人为制造的巧妙假象或骗局，就是 artifice。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：正式写作、文学评论、新闻报道 artifice 通常用于正式或书面语境，多出现在文学、政治或法律类文本中；日常口语里表达“诡计”更常用 trick 或 deception。
Pronunciation & Spelling
没有常见单词与 artifice 完全押韵。artifice 的重读元音为 /ɑr/，其后为 /təfɪs/。拼写相似的 edifice、orifice、office 都以 /fɪs/ 结尾，但重读元音不同（/ɛ/、/ɔr/、/ɑ/），均不押韵。sacrifice 和 suffice 都以 -fice 结尾，但分别读作 /faɪs/ 和 /faɪs/，与 /fɪs/ 不同。surface 末尾也读 /fɪs/，但拼作 -face。注意 office 没有 /r/，与 artifice 的 /ɑr/ 不同。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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