A ploy is a clever move someone uses to get an advantage — and it is not quite honest. There is a plan hiding in it.

A ploy ploy is是 a clever move someone uses to get an advantage某人為了佔到便宜而使出的聰明招數 — and it is not quite honest而且不太老實。There is有 a plan hiding in it一個計畫藏在裡面。

A shop puts a huge red sign on a thing that was never really expensive; that “sale” is a ploy to pull you in. A person pretends to be hurt so you feel sorry and give in; that is a ploy too.

A shop一間店 puts a huge red sign把...貼上一張大大的紅色標籤 on a thing that was never really expensive一個從來就沒有真的很貴的東西; that "sale" is a ploy to pull you in那個『特價』就是一個把你吸引進去的ploy。A person一個人 pretends to be hurt假裝受傷 so you feel sorry and give in讓你覺得抱歉而讓步; that is a ploy too那也是一種ploy。

News, business, and politics use the word a lot. It is not a swear, but it is not a compliment: if you call something a ploy, you are saying the other side is playing a game with you.

News, business, and politics新聞、商業，和政治 use the word a lot很常用這個字。It它 is not a swear不是髒話, but it is not a compliment但也不是稱讚: if you call something a ploy如果你把某件事叫做ploy, you are saying the other side is playing a game with you你是在說對方在跟你玩把戲。

Though actually, the word can also sit quite light — friends may laugh and call a small trick a ploy, with no real harm in it. The heavy sense is the one with cheating in it.

Though actually不過其實, the word can also sit quite light這個字也可以用得很輕鬆 — friends may laugh and call a small trick a ploy朋友之間可能會笑著把一個小把戲叫做ploy, with no real harm in it裡面沒有真正的惡意。The heavy sense is the one with cheating in it比較重的那個意思，才是帶有欺騙成分的那個。

It is mainly a noun. People do not use it for a fair, open plan; that would just be a plan, or a strategy.

It它 is mainly a noun主要是一個名詞。People人們 do not use it不會把它用 for a fair, open plan在公平、公開的計畫上; that would just be a plan, or a strategy那樣的話，就只是a plan計畫，或a strategy策略而已。