machination

原始詞典資料2 筆記錄

這個字我們還沒有寫成教學內容。以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,方便你先看懂它的意思。

machinationnoun/ˌmækɪˈneɪʃən/

  • 1

    A clever scheme or artful plot, usually crafted for evil purposes.

    • Machinations, hollowneſſe, treacherie, and all ruinous diſorders follow vs diſquietly to our Graues.
    • He witnessed her palpitating bosom, the lifeless hues and disconsolate expression of her interesting countenance; yet, from the machinations of his evil passions, he would have proceeded further, until, entirely overcome, he had seen her drop motionless in her chair, in order that he might have the luxury of supporting her within his arms, and of recalling her to a sense of life and being.
  • 2

    The act of machinating or plotting.

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