| 单词 | sleight |
|---|---|
| 音标 | [slait] |
| 解释 | n. 巧妙手法，巧计；灵巧 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 n.巧妙手法，巧计， 灵巧 (dexterity, skill) 【记】 分割记忆：s(看作sly )＋eight, 八面玲珑→巧计 【例】 sleight of mind(心思的灵巧) |
| 字源 | 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. |
| 不择手段背单词 | n. 敏捷的巧妙手法 = dexterity; 诡计 = artifice = stratagem 【记】sl = sly(adj 狡猾的); eight－一个人的四面八方都狡猾－诡计 |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】源自sly；sly + eight， 狡猾的人眼观六路耳听八方，贼着呢 |
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