subterfuge

詞源解析

"subterfuge"源自拉丁語，由"subter"（在下方、隱秘的）與"fug"（逃跑）複合構成，字面解釋為"逃遁於隱秘之下"，後演變為指代通過隱蔽手段達成目的的詭計或託詞。

發音與詞性

作為名詞，"subterfuge"的英式發音為/ˈsʌb.tə.fjuːdʒ/，美式為/ˈsʌb.tɚ.fjuːdʒ/。該詞既可作可數名詞（如"various subterfuges"）也可作不可數名詞（如"by subterfuge"）使用，具體取決於語境。

用法示例

實用場景例句：
"Most people can see right through that type of subterfuge"（多數人可識破此類伎倆）；
"The party rejected the proposals as a subterfuge"（該黨以託詞為由駁回提案）；
"自稱記者實為逃票的subterfuge"（Her claim was simply a subterfuge）。

語義關聯

"subterfuge"的同義詞包括"ruse"（計謀）、"deceit"（欺騙）、"deception"（欺詐）等。相關聯想辭彙涵蓋"ploy"（策略）、"treachery"（背叛）、"cunning"（狡猾）等。

考試關聯

截止到2023年，"subterfuge"被列為GRE和GMAT考試的核心辭彙之一，常見於閱讀理解及寫作部分。

雙語例句

Most people can see right through that type of subterfuge. 大多數人一眼就能看穿這種遁詞。《柯林斯英漢雙解大詞典》
There's a subterfuge of health. 這裡有健康的託詞。
Distance is just a subterfuge. 距離只是一個藉口。
Every move has been a subterfuge. 所有的卻步都是藉口。
It was no subterfuge on her part. 她所說的不是什麼遁詞。
He saw right through the subterfuge. 他很明白那詭計。
She was not sick; it was just a subterfuge . 她沒有生病；這只是她的推托之詞。
The Ash Legion teaches stealth and subterfuge. 灰燼軍團教導隱匿和欺詐。
All that trading and subterfuge is exhausting. 所有這些交易和詭計都令人精疲力盡。
Playing to the referee does not always require such subterfuge. 在裁判面前表演並不是總需要這些花招。
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。
But they had conflicting views about the specific goals of the subterfuge. 但是，他們對這種手段的具體目的是什麼有矛盾的看法。
He wasn't sick — it was just a subterfuge; the holding company was just a blind. 他沒病，這只是遁詞；控股公司只是一個擋箭牌。
As I say, the design of woman involves not just artifice, but a degree of subterfuge. 正如我所說，女性設計涉及的不只是做秀，而是藉口程度。
This is where it is possible for a "nightmare" of subterfuge regarding a site to begin. 這是那裡是有可能的一個“惡夢”的託詞關於網站開始。
In his experience, a little subterfuge always worked better than direct confrontation. 以他的經驗來看，耍些花招總比直接遭遇收效快。
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。
Stempel, who was long gone when the plug was pulled, says there was no subterfuge involved. 當時已離職很久的施佩爾表示，停止該項目沒有任何託詞。
He further noted that If it is a functioning team, then team members are aware of subterfuge. 他進一步表示，如果它是一個功能團隊，團隊成員的詭計。
Their communication is natural and direct, without subterfuge or cunning, and every movement has meaning. 它們的交流自然而直接，沒有詭計沒有欺騙，每一分每一秒都是那么的有意義。
I probably shouldn't admit it, but they seem to taste even better if there is a little3 subterfuge involved. 我不得不承認，如果是用了“詭計”才得手的話，味道甚至會更好。
Those that you see everyday, once they wear night subterfuge clothes and a veil, you won't recognize each other. 平時朝夕相處的人，只要穿上夜行衣，再蒙個面紗，對方就不認識了。
But this attempt of his will certainly prove futile, if it is only a subterfuge and means no real change in policy. 但是如果只是形式上的欺騙而無政策上的改變，他的這一企圖必然徒勞無功
Iraq continues to conceal deadly weapons and their components, and to use denial, deception and subterfuge in order to retain them. 伊拉克繼續隱藏致命武器及其零部件，並繼續使用否認、欺騙和逃避的手段來保存它們。
Parasites are renowned for their deceptive dealings with their hosts, but the blister beetle takes its subterfuge to a carnal extreme. 寄生蟲以他們對宿主的寄生功能而著稱，但是斑蝥卻將他們的欺瞞手段發揮到了淫恥的地步。
And suddenly, in the space of two minutes she achieved her victory and justified herself to herself without lie or subterfuge, cut the cord forever. 在短短兩分鐘的時間裡，她立馬取得了勝利，不是用撒謊，無需要花招，她就自我證明了自己行為的正當合理，雞眼一勞永逸地被挖掉了。
They may fight you openly in meetings, through the media, or with the subterfuge of palace intrigue. And you'll need to make your case in all those venues. 他們可能會在會議上公開地反對你，可能通過媒體或是一些陰謀詭計來反對你，你必須在上述所有場合都表明自己的觀點。