legerdemain

英 ['ledʒədəmeɪn] 美 ['ledʒərdəmeɪn]

• n. 手法；戏法；诈术

英英释义

Noun:

1. an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. By a feat of legerdemain , the magician produced a rabbit from his hat.
   魔术师利用戏法从帽子里变出一只兔子来。
2. His door stood open to the morning, and he hummed under his breath while his right hand practiced legerdemain.
   他的门对着早晨敞开着，他一面轻轻地哼唱，一面他的右手练着戏法。

经典引文

• The professors of legerdemain..pull out ribbon after ribbon from their mouth.

  出自： Coleridge

近反义词

【近义词】

• conjuration 戏法
• delusion 错觉
• magic 魔法
• thaumaturgy 戏法表演
• illusion 错觉
• trick 诡计
• conjuring trick 魔术
• deception 骗局