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Subterfuge is getting what you want by a trick, by hiding your real aim rather than by open force or an honest request.
Subterfuge is getting what you want by a tricksubterfuge是用計謀得到你想要的東西 by hiding your real aim靠著隱藏你真正的目的 rather than by open force or an honest request而不是靠明著來的力量或誠實的請求
It works two ways: as an uncountable word for that whole way of behaving ('he got the job by subterfuge'), and as a countable word for one particular trick ('she used a clever subterfuge to get inside').
It works two ways這個字有兩種用法 as an uncountable word for that whole way of behaving ('he got the job by subterfuge')當不可數名詞時，指的是那整套行事的方式（例如「he got the job by subterfuge他靠著暗中使的手段拿到那份工作」） and as a countable word for one particular trick ('she used a clever subterfuge to get inside')當可數名詞時，指某一個特定的詭計（例如「she used a clever subterfuge to get inside她用了一個聰明的詭計混進去」）
The in it is real but usually mild — it suggests cleverness and concealment more than crime. Spies, children avoiding homework and characters in novels all use subterfuge; a person who steals your money is doing something worse and plainer than that.
The dishonesty in it is real but usually mild裡面的不誠實是真的，但通常程度很輕 it suggests cleverness and concealment more than crime它讓人聯想到的是聰明和隱藏，而不是犯罪 Spies, children avoiding homework and characters in novels all use subterfuge間諜、想逃避作業的小孩，還有小說裡的角色，都會用subterfuge a person who steals your money is doing something worse and plainer than that而偷你錢的人做的事更糟、也更明目張膽，跟這個不一樣
It is a literary, slightly old-fashioned word, common in books, news writing and spy stories; in daily speech people say 'a trick', 'sneaky', or 'he went behind my back'. It often carries a hint of admiration for the cleverness even while .
It is a literary, slightly old-fashioned word這是個文學性、稍微老派的字 common in books, news writing and spy stories常出現在書、新聞寫作和間諜故事裡 in daily speech people say 'a trick', 'sneaky', or 'he went behind my back'日常口語裡人們會說「a trick詭計」、「sneaky鬼鬼祟祟」，或「he went behind my back他在背後搞鬼」 It often carries a hint of admiration for the cleverness它常常帶著一絲對這份聰明的欣賞 even while disapproving即使同時也在不認同
組成subter- (secretly, below — related to sub- 'under') + fugere (to flee). Latin subterfugio meant 'to escape secretly'. So the picture is slipping away underneath, out of sight, rather than facing something head on.
同家族的字
- refugesame fugere 'to flee' — a place you flee to
- refugeesame fugere — someone who has fled
- fugitivesame fugere — someone running away
- centrifugalsame fugere — fleeing from the centre
原始詞典資料2 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
subterfugenoun/ˈsʌbtəɹˌfjuː(d)ʒ/
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An indirect or deceptive device or stratagem; a blind. Refers especially to war and diplomatics.
- Overt subterfuge in a region nearly caused a minor accident.
- How’s the spy hunt going? Uncovered any subterfuge?
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Deception; misrepresentation of the true nature of an activity.
- But in the mean time […] it looks all ſo like ſubterfuge and inveagling; it is ſo nauſeating and teadious a task, that no man thinks he ovvs the Author ſo much ſervice as to find out the reaſon of his ovvn Categoricalneſs for him.
- I have been critical of the RDG in the past for merely being a cypher for government announcements, but the failure of its members to make a stand on this issue and not be complicit in the Government's subterfuge is a shocking indictment of their failure to protect the industry.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。