subterfuge

subterfuge

英 ['sʌbtəfjuːdʒ]
　　美 ['sʌbtɚfjudʒ]

n. 托詞；借口；詭計

中文詞源：

subterfuge 詭計，欺騙

subter-,更下，來自 sub-,在下，-ter,比較級後綴，-fug,逃跑，詞源同 fugitive,refuge.引申比喻 義偷跑，詭計，欺騙等。

例句：

1. The party has predictably rejected the proposals as a subterfuge.
不出所料，該黨以這些提議是在耍花招為由而加以拒絕。

2. Most people can see right through that type of subterfuge.
大多數人能一眼看透這種伎倆。

3. European carping over the phraseology represented a mixture of hypocrisy and subterfuge.
歐洲在措詞上找岔子的做法既虛偽又狡詐.

4. The Independents tried hard to swallow the wretched subterfuge.
獨立黨的黨員們硬著頭皮想把這一拙劣的托詞信以為真.

5. The Lurker focuses on spies, cloaks and subterfuge to devastate opponents.
潛行者專註於使用間諜, 掩飾,和詭計去摧毀敵人.