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stratagem

🇬🇧 UK/'strætidʒәm/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

n.

A clever plan or trick, especially one used to deceive an enemy or gain an advantage.

计谋，策略，诡计

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
stratagemother
=stratagem

Common Collocations

  • 1.clever stratagem巧妙的计谋
  • 2.military stratagem军事策略
  • 3.employ a stratagem使用计谋
  • 4.devise a stratagem设计计谋

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The general devised a clever stratagem to lure the enemy into a trap.

  • 2.

    Her stratagem of feigning illness allowed her to avoid the difficult meeting.

  • 3.

    The negotiator's stratagem of making a high opening offer gave him room to compromise.

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