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artifice

🇬🇧 UK/'ɑ:tifis/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

n.

A clever trick or deception; a cunning strategy used to mislead or gain an advantage

诡计;花招;巧妙的手段

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
artskill, craft, art
+
iconnector
+
ficemake, do
=artifice

Common Collocations

  • 1.clever artifice聪明的花招
  • 2.use artifice使用诡计

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    He used artifice to win her trust.

  • 2.

    The magician's trick was clever artifice that fooled the entire audience.

  • 3.

    The plot employed various artifices for suspense.

  • 4.

    She used artifice to make her story more interesting than it actually was.

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