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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。
诡计；骗局；计谋
artifices — plural of artifice
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
诡计；骗局；计谋
a deceptive maneuver (especially to avoid capture)
The con artist used artifice to gain their trust.
那个骗子用诡计赢得了他们的信任。
狡猾而诡秘的欺骗。
A crafty but underhanded deception.
欺骗手段,尤指为逃避抓捕而用的计谋
a deceptive maneuver (especially to avoid capture)
巧妙而狡猾的计谋；诡计。
A trick played out as an ingenious, but artful, ruse.
为躲避侦查或捕获而采用巧妙手段的策略行动。
A strategic maneuver that uses some clever means to avoid detection or capture.
The spy used a clever artifice to escape from the locked room.
间谍用巧妙的诡计逃出了上锁的房间。
Her smile was just an artifice to hide her nervousness.
她的微笑不过是掩饰紧张的假象。
He resorted to artifice when his honest arguments failed.
当他的诚实说理失败时，他诉诸于诡计。
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。
She resorted to artifice to avoid the question.
她耍花招来回避这个问题。
by artifice 是常见的介词搭配，表示“通过欺骗手段”。
He obtained the documents by artifice.
他靠骗术弄到了那些文件。
Not this
The company uses artifice intelligence to analyze data.
Use this
The company uses artificial intelligence to analyze data.
artifice 是名词，意为“诡计、技巧”，不能用作形容词。表示“人工的、人造的”应为形容词 artificial。将 artifice 改为 artificial 后，搭配 artificial intelligence 才正确。
Not this
The con artist used many artifice to trick people.
Use this
The con artist used many artifices to trick people.
artifice 是可数名词，复数形式为 artifices。在 many 后应使用复数形式，表示“多个诡计”。加上 -s 后，数量表达才正确。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
使用诡计
They used artifice to win the contract.
他们使用诡计来赢得合同。
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。
识破骗局
The detective saw through the artifice at once.
侦探立刻识破了这个骗局。
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。
政治手腕
The speech was full of political artifice.
这场演讲充满了政治手腕。
文学技巧
The novel employs literary artifice to build suspense.
这部小说运用文学技巧来营造悬念。
Use artifices naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
联想 artificial（人造的）：人为制造的巧妙假象或骗局，就是 artifice。
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。
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。
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