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.)).
雙語例句
1. The party has predictably rejected the proposals as a subterfuge.
不出所料，該黨以這些提議是在耍花招為由而加以拒絕。
來自柯林斯例句
2. Most people can see right through that type of subterfuge.
大多數(shù)人能一眼看透這種伎倆。
來自辭典例句
3. European carping over the phraseology represented a mixture of hypocrisy and subterfuge.
歐洲在措詞上找岔子的做法既虛偽又狡詐.
來自辭典例句
4. The Independents tried hard to swallow the wretched subterfuge.
獨(dú)立黨的黨員們硬著頭皮想把這一拙劣的托詞信以為真.
來自辭典例句
5. The Lurker focuses on spies, cloaks and subterfuge to devastate opponents.