subterfuge

英 ['sʌbtəfjuːdʒ] 美 ['sʌbtərfjuːdʒ]

• n. 遁词；借口；托辞

详尽释义

n. 名词

1. 托辞
2. 藉口
3. 花招
4. 遁辞
5. 诡计
6. 招数
7. 伎俩
8. 秘密手段
9. 口实
10. 欺骗
11. 规避
12. 巧立的名目

英英释义

Noun:

1. something intended to misrepresent the true nature of an activity;

   "he wasn't sick--it was just a subterfuge"
   "the holding company was just a blind"
   

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. It was no subterfuge on her part. She just lied in her throat and we all realized toe grossness of her false utterance.
   她所说的不是什么遁词。她简直是在撒弥天大谎。对她说假话之无耻程度，我们都是了解的。
2. This subterfuge went on for weeks.
   这个借口持续了几个星期。
3. The Independents tried hard to swallow the wretched subterfuge.
   独立党的党员们硬着头皮想把这一拙劣的托词信以为真。
4. Her claim to be a journalist was simply a subterfuge to get into the theatre without paying.
   她自称是记者，这只是个看戏不买票的花招而已。

经典引文

• I hated all the subterfuges, I hated lying to you.

  出自： S. Brett

• He came home one night, with no attempt at subterfuge,..at three a.m.

  出自： N. Sahgal

近反义词

【近义词】

• ruse 策略
• delusion 错觉
• deceit 欺骗
• trick 诡计
• ploy 策略
• stratagem 战略
• manoeuvre 调动
• maneuver 巧妙地操纵
• dodge 避开
• deception 骗局
• artifice 诡计
• machination 阴谋
• duplicity 欺骗
• con 骗局
• blind 盲目的