Question

artifice n.诡计；欺骗；技巧 (1) 那个孩子用巧办法骗了他们。(2) 假装昏迷只不过是个诡计。(3) 他无论如何也得老实。(4) 他在布置新房子中表现出富有技巧。(5) 隐藏自己的技巧，是广告公司的专业责任。 Before taking on its current meaning, artifice meant a skilled piece of workmanship. A beautiful diamond bracelet might have been considered a piece of artifice, for example; now it would only be called artifice if the diamonds were fake.

Accepted Answer

英 ['ɑːtɪfɪs] 美 ['ɑːrtɪfɪs] (1) The child cheated them with an artifice.(2) Pretending to faint was merely an artifice.(3) There was no room in him for sham or artifice.(4) He display a great deal of artifice in decorate his new house.(5) It is the professional duty of the advertising agent to conceal his artifice. If a politician pretends to be angry as a way of rousing the anger of the voters and getting more votes, he's guilty of artifice — a subtle and crafty trick. 1[N-VAR 可变名词]技巧；策略；诡计 Artifice is the clever use of tricks and devices.   [FORMAL 正式]Weegee's photographs are full of artfulness, and artifice.维基的摄影作品运用了丰富的艺术手段和技巧。

英语单词	artifice
英美音标	英 ['ɑːtɪfɪs] 美 ['ɑːrtɪfɪs]
中文释义	n.诡计；欺骗；技巧
英语例句	(1) The child cheated them with an artifice. (2) Pretending to faint was merely an artifice. (3) There was no room in him for sham or artifice. (4) He display a great deal of artifice in decorate his new house. (5) It is the professional duty of the advertising agent to conceal his artifice.
中文例句	(1) 那个孩子用巧办法骗了他们。 (2) 假装昏迷只不过是个诡计。 (3) 他无论如何也得老实。 (4) 他在布置新房子中表现出富有技巧。 (5) 隐藏自己的技巧，是广告公司的专业责任。
vocabulary简明	If a politician pretends to be angry as a way of rousing the anger of the voters and getting more votes, he's guilty of artifice — a subtle and crafty trick.
vocabulary扩展	Before taking on its current meaning, artifice meant a skilled piece of workmanship. A beautiful diamond bracelet might have been considered a piece of artifice, for example; now it would only be called artifice if the diamonds were fake.
柯林斯解释	1 [N-VAR 可变名词]技巧；策略；诡计 Artifice is the clever use of tricks and devices. [FORMAL 正式] Weegee's photographs are full of artfulness, and artifice. 维基的摄影作品运用了丰富的艺术手段和技巧。

Artifice Piece 英 ɑːtɪfɪs] 美 ɑːrtɪfɪs N.诡计；欺骗；技巧 Child Cheated