artifice
英 ['ɑ?t?f?s]
美['ɑrt?f?s]
- n. 詭計；欺騙；巧妙的辦法
- n. (Artifice)人名；(葡)阿蒂菲塞
TEM8GRE暢通詞匯
詞態(tài)變化
復數(shù):?artifices;
中文詞源
artifice 詭計
art, 技藝，工藝。詞根fact, 制造。與artifact構成對詞。
英文詞源
- artifice (n.)
- 1530s, "workmanship, the making of anything by craft or skill," from Middle French artifice "skill, cunning" (14c.), from Latin artificium "a profession, trade, employment, craft; making by art," from artifex (genitive artificis) "craftsman, artist," from stem of ars "art" (see art (n.)) + facere "to make, do" (see factitious). Meaning "device, trick" (the usual modern sense) is from 1650s.
雙語例句
- 1. Weegee's photographs are full of artfulness, and artifice.
- 維基的攝影作品運用了豐富的藝術手段和技巧。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. His remorse is just an artifice to gain sympathy.
- 他的悔恨只是一種騙局,是為了博取同情.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 3. He displayed a great deal of artifice in decorating his new house.
- 他在布置新房子中表現(xiàn)出富有的技巧.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. Efficiency and effectiveness and all those other pieces of intellectual artifice.
- 效率,效益還有其他種種頭腦里想出來的花樣.
來自英漢文學 - 廊橋遺夢
- 5. Elsewhere imitation and artifice play a part.
- 在其他領域里,模仿和技巧起了一定作用.
來自辭典例句