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machination

🇬🇧 UK/mæki'neiʃәn/🇺🇸 US
GREC2

Definitions

n.

A cunning scheme or plot, usually intended for evil or harmful purposes

阴谋,诡计,图谋

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
machinmachine, mechanical device, contrivance
+
atsuffix
+
ionact, process, state
=machination

Common Collocations

  • 1.[political/sinister/evil] machinations[政治的/邪恶的]阴谋
  • 2.behind-the-scenes machinations幕后的诡计

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    His political machinations were finally exposed.

  • 2.

    Behind the scenes machinations determined the outcome.

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