"artifice, trick," late 15c., from Middle French strattegeme, stratagème "trick, especially to outwit an enemy" (15c.), from Italian stratagemma, from Latin strategema "artifice, stratagem," from Greek strategema "the act of a general; military stratagem," from strategein "to be a general, command," from strategos "general" (see strategy). Related: Stratagematic; stratagemical. The second -a- is a Romanic misspelling (compare Spanish estratagema).
雙語例句
1. A common saying goes, " Knit the brows and you will hit upon a stratagem. " In other words, much thinking yields wisdom.
俗話說: “ 眉頭一皺,計上心來 ”. 就是說多想出智慧.
來自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》
2. Knit the brows and a stratagem comes to mind.
眉頭一皺，計上心來。
來自辭典例句
3. Trade discounts may be used as a competitive stratagem to secure customer loyalty.
商業(yè)折扣可以用作維護顧客忠誠度的一種競爭策略。
來自辭典例句
4. I doubt that Dinitz took the stratagem too seriously.