来自 sly,狡猾的，敏捷的，-eight,构成名词，比较 weight,height.常见于习语 sleight of hand,敏 捷手法，用于指玩魔术或其它等的技巧，后引申词义把戏，花招。
英文词源
sleight (n.)
"cunning," early 14c. alteration of sleahthe (c. 1200), from Old Norse sloegð "cleverness, cunning, slyness," from sloegr (see sly). Meaning "skill, cleverness, dexterity" is from late 14c. Meaning "feat or trick requiring quickness and nimbleness of the hands" is from 1590s. Term sleight of hand is attested from c. 1400.
实用例句
1. He accused Mr MacGregor of "sleight of hand".
他指控麦格雷戈先生“使用障眼法”。
来自柯林斯例句
2. The trick is done simply by sleight of hand.
变这个戏法全凭手法敏捷。
来自《权威词典》
3. With a little statistical sleight of hand they could make things look all right.
只要在统计上耍些小小的花招,他们就能瞒天过海.
来自辞典例句
4. In the theater of the media there is an economic sleight of hand.