Word · Frequency #19935
machinations
阴谋；诡计；奸计
machinations is the plural of machination.
a crafty and involved plot to achieve your (usually sinister) ends
- 1.
A clever scheme or artful plot, usually crafted for evil purposes.
巧妙的阴谋或狡猾的计划,通常出于邪恶目的。
- 2.
The act of machinating or plotting.
策划阴谋或密谋的行为。
巧妙的阴谋或狡猾的计划,通常出于邪恶目的。；策划阴谋或密谋的行为。；阴谋；图谋；策划；[法] 诡计
In use
The board's latest machination was to cut salaries while pretending to care about staff morale.
The spies were caught in the middle of a complex machination that had been planned for years.
Historians have found evidence of similar machinations in several other royal families.
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。
machinations to [do sth]
Their machinations to undermine the agreement were discovered.
他们破坏协议的阴谋被发现了。
machinations behind [sth]
Connections
Collocations
- political machinations
- 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。
- behind-the-scenes machinations
- 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。
- sinister machinations
- 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。
- machinations against the government
- 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。
Synonyms
- plot
- 密谋；秘密害人计划 · plot 更口语、更常用，也可指小说、电影的情节；machination 语气更正式，强调策划的复杂与阴险。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
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。
Context & Register
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
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。
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.