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the machinations of [sb/sth]
machination 在正式或文学语体中常用复数形式 machinations，指复杂而隐秘的邪恶图谋。
The novel exposes the machinations of the royal court.
这部小说揭露了宫廷的阴谋。
阴谋；诡计；奸计
machinations — plural of machination
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阴谋；诡计；奸计
a crafty and involved plot to achieve your (usually sinister) ends
The novel exposes the machinations of the royal court.
这部小说揭露了宫廷的阴谋。
巧妙的阴谋或狡猾的计划,通常出于邪恶目的。
A clever scheme or artful plot, usually crafted for evil purposes.
策划阴谋或密谋的行为。
The act of machinating or plotting.
The board's latest machination was to cut salaries while pretending to care about staff morale.
董事会最近的阴谋是削减工资，同时假装关心员工士气。
The spies were caught in the middle of a complex machination that had been planned for years.
间谍们在一场策划多年的复杂阴谋中被抓获。
Historians have found evidence of similar machinations in several other royal families.
历史学家在其他几个王室家族中也发现了类似阴谋的证据。
machination 在正式或文学语体中常用复数形式 machinations，指复杂而隐秘的邪恶图谋。
The novel exposes the machinations of the royal court.
这部小说揭露了宫廷的阴谋。
Their machinations to undermine the agreement were discovered.
他们破坏协议的阴谋被发现了。
No one understood the machinations behind the sudden policy change.
没有人理解政策突然变化背后的诡计。
Not this
There was much machination behind the scenes.
Use this
There were many machinations behind the scenes.
machination 是可数名词，复数形式为 machinations。用 much 修饰把它当成了不可数名词，应改用 many 并搭配复数形式。
Not this
The machination of this clock is very complicated.
Use this
The mechanism of this clock is very complicated.
machination 指“阴谋、诡计”，不表示机械结构；表达“机械装置”应用 mechanism。这是受词根 machin- 干扰产生的错误。
Not this
They planned a machination on the president.
Use this
They planned a machination against the president.
表示“针对某人的阴谋”时，machination 后接介词 against，而不是 on。中文的“对……的阴谋”容易导致误用 on。
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政治阴谋
Many voters are fed up with the political machinations of their leaders.
许多选民厌倦了领导人的政治阴谋。
幕后阴谋；幕后操纵
No one realized that the decision was the result of behind-the-scenes machinations.
没有人意识到这个决定是幕后阴谋的结果。
险恶的阴谋
The film reveals the sinister machinations of the corporation.
这部电影揭露了公司的险恶阴谋。
针对政府的阴谋
The conspirators were arrested for their machinations against the government.
这些阴谋家因针对政府的阴谋而被捕。
Use machinations naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
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记忆联想：machination 的拼写里藏着 nation，想象有人在国家背后密谋策划——阴谋、诡计。
语域：formal 常见场景：政治、文学 machination 比较常见于正式文体，多用于政治或文学语境，指复杂的阴谋或诡计；日常口语中较少使用。
machination 读作 /ˌmækɪˈneɪʃən/，末尾 -ation 发 /eɪʃən/，与 nation、creation、relation、education 押韵。注意 machine 拼写相似但 ch 读 /ʃ/，发音完全不同；mechanic 中 ch 读 /k/（与 machination 相同），但重音和元音不同，切勿混淆。
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