artifice

artifice
[ˈɑːtɪfɪs]
noun
  1. [mass noun]clever or cunning devices or expedients, especially as used to trick or deceive others
    妙计,奸计(尤指用于愚弄或欺骗他人)
    an industry dominated by artifice.
    受欺诈行为控制的行业。
    [count noun]the style is not free from the artifices of the period.
    这种风格没有摆脱当时流行的手法。
语源
  1. late Middle English (in the sense 'workmanship'): from Old French, from Latin artificium, based on ars, art- 'art' + facere 'make'
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