Word · Frequency #19935
machinations
阴谋；诡计；奸计
machinations is the plural of machination.
核心释义
a crafty and involved plot to achieve your (usually sinister) ends
- 1.
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.
- 2.
策划阴谋或密谋的行为。
The act of machinating or plotting.
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
用法In use
The board's latest machination was to cut salaries while pretending to care about staff morale.
用法提示：machination 作可数名词，与 the board's 连用，表示‘阴谋、诡计’这一具体行为。
The spies were caught in the middle of a complex machination that had been planned for years.
用法提示：machination 用单数，前面有 a complex 修饰，指某一项精心策划的阴谋。
Historians have found evidence of similar machinations in several other royal families.
用法提示：复数形式 machinations 指多个诡计或阴谋，在句中作 of 的宾语。
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]
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧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。
语境与语域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。
发音与拼写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。
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