subterfuge

名詞

1. 1

   詭計、伎倆、欺瞞手段正式

   He got into the building by means of a clever subterfuge.

   他靠著一個巧妙的詭計進入了那棟大樓。

2. 2

   欺瞞、瞞騙、矇騙正式；不可數

   The whole campaign was built on lies and subterfuge.

   整場宣傳活動都建立在謊言與欺瞞之上。

3. 3

   託辭、藉口、遁詞正式

   She used illness as a subterfuge to avoid the meeting.

   她以生病為託辭，好避開那場會議。