1570s, from Middle French subterfuge (14c.) or directly from Medieval Latin subterfugium "an evasion," from Latin subterfugere "to evade, escape, flee by stealth," from subter "beneath, below;" in compounds "secretly" (from PIE *sup-ter-, suffixed (comparative) form of *(s)up-; see sub-) + fugere "flee" (see fugitive (adj.)).
实用例句
1. The party has predictably rejected the proposals as a subterfuge.
不出所料，该党以这些提议是在耍花招为由而加以拒绝。
来自柯林斯例句
2. Most people can see right through that type of subterfuge.
大多数人能一眼看透这种伎俩。
来自辞典例句
3. European carping over the phraseology represented a mixture of hypocrisy and subterfuge.
欧洲在措词上找岔子的做法既虚伪又狡诈.
来自辞典例句
4. The Independents tried hard to swallow the wretched subterfuge.
独立党的党员们硬着头皮想把这一拙劣的托词信以为真.
来自辞典例句
5. The Lurker focuses on spies, cloaks and subterfuge to devastate opponents.