Definition of subterfuge in English:

subterfuge

noun ˈsʌbtəfjuːdʒˈsəbtərˌfjudʒ

mass noun

Deceit used in order to achieve one's goal.
欺骗
he had to use subterfuge and bluff on many occasions
count noun I hated all the subterfuges, I hated lying to you
Example sentencesExamples
- Fighting subterfuge with subterfuge did not appeal to me.
- The fact that the page already blocked such potential subterfuge brought no comment, nor did the suggestion that the administrators simply exclude the votes from addresses they found suspicious in origin.
- This is unskillful because it requires subterfuge and deceit, it means that solemn promises made at the time of marriage are broken, and it amounts to a betrayal of trust.
- We better tell him the truth, and all of it, without any subterfuge or deception.
- But what's possibly the most damning aspect of this is the level of dishonesty, subterfuge and cover-up.
- The debate itself was a case study in the misinformation, obstinancy, subterfuge, rancour and fear that has characterised the fraught process.
- But, just in case you get the idea that all was pretence and subterfuge, I feel I should let you know just how the mother of a friend of mine described the communist years.
- Using guerrilla tactics and subterfuge, Alfred beat the Vikings at their own game.
- This is a gang whose members are masters of subterfuge and sleight of hand, and they play for big money, jewels, banks and other high-security projects.
- Jonson's plays challenged the audience to examine the impact of a society governed by deceit and subterfuge.
- They both seem eager to give the impression they don't require any tricks or subterfuge to advance.
- The first group make a living by pretence; the second are masters of subterfuge for whom truth, in the form of exposure, can be deadly.
- There's plenty of action, intrigue, and subterfuge in exotic locales around the world with a compelling variety of weapons and gadgets and a motley cast of nefarious villains to contend with.
- Fuzzyheaded thinking suggesting that it is possible to manipulate the Northern state by subterfuge should also be discarded since it is not possible to transform an existing state apparatus.
- A person like myself whose sole goal is good government is vulnerable to subterfuge and concerted efforts by a disloyal colleague like Dan to remove me from the Parliament.
- To understand those tactics - which included subterfuge to get into pirates' premises - we need to go back to the 1902 law and ask why it was such a failure.
- Of course if the Government simply waits for a few months, and then tries to reintroduce the RIP Act revisions, the withdrawal will be seen as subterfuge.
- They became haughty and arrogant, and began to love the art of subterfuge and deception, as well as politics and law.
- But Yudhishtira had little talent for subterfuge and I could only advise him to wrap a cloak around his head and shoulders and show himself in public as little as possible.
- But subterfuge will only contribute to an ecclesial culture of hypocrisy.
Synonyms
trickery, intrigue, deviousness, evasion, deceit, deception, dishonesty, cheating, duplicity, guile, cunning, craft, craftiness, slyness, chicanery, bluff, pretence, fraud, fraudulence, sophistry, sharp practice
informal monkey business, funny business, hanky-panky, jiggery-pokery, kidology, every trick in the book
Irish informal codology
trick, hoax, ruse, wile, ploy, stratagem, artifice, dodge, bluff, manoeuvre, machination, pretext, pretence, expedient, tactic, intrigue, scheme, deception, fraud, masquerade, blind, smokescreen, sleight, stunt, game
informal con, racket, scam, caper
British informal wheeze
Australian informal lurk
archaic shift

Origin

Late 16th century: from French, or from late Latin subterfugium, from Latin subterfugere 'escape secretly', from subter- 'beneath' + fugere 'flee'.

Definition of subterfuge in US English:

subterfuge

nounˈsəbtərˌfyo͞ojˈsəbtərˌfjudʒ

Deceit used in order to achieve one's goal.
欺骗
he had to use subterfuge and bluff on many occasions
count noun I hated all the subterfuges, I hated lying to you
Example sentencesExamples
- But Yudhishtira had little talent for subterfuge and I could only advise him to wrap a cloak around his head and shoulders and show himself in public as little as possible.
- The first group make a living by pretence; the second are masters of subterfuge for whom truth, in the form of exposure, can be deadly.
- Fighting subterfuge with subterfuge did not appeal to me.
- We better tell him the truth, and all of it, without any subterfuge or deception.
- The fact that the page already blocked such potential subterfuge brought no comment, nor did the suggestion that the administrators simply exclude the votes from addresses they found suspicious in origin.
- Of course if the Government simply waits for a few months, and then tries to reintroduce the RIP Act revisions, the withdrawal will be seen as subterfuge.
- Jonson's plays challenged the audience to examine the impact of a society governed by deceit and subterfuge.
- Using guerrilla tactics and subterfuge, Alfred beat the Vikings at their own game.
- A person like myself whose sole goal is good government is vulnerable to subterfuge and concerted efforts by a disloyal colleague like Dan to remove me from the Parliament.
- They both seem eager to give the impression they don't require any tricks or subterfuge to advance.
- There's plenty of action, intrigue, and subterfuge in exotic locales around the world with a compelling variety of weapons and gadgets and a motley cast of nefarious villains to contend with.
- But, just in case you get the idea that all was pretence and subterfuge, I feel I should let you know just how the mother of a friend of mine described the communist years.
- But subterfuge will only contribute to an ecclesial culture of hypocrisy.
- The debate itself was a case study in the misinformation, obstinancy, subterfuge, rancour and fear that has characterised the fraught process.
- This is unskillful because it requires subterfuge and deceit, it means that solemn promises made at the time of marriage are broken, and it amounts to a betrayal of trust.
- They became haughty and arrogant, and began to love the art of subterfuge and deception, as well as politics and law.
- To understand those tactics - which included subterfuge to get into pirates' premises - we need to go back to the 1902 law and ask why it was such a failure.
- But what's possibly the most damning aspect of this is the level of dishonesty, subterfuge and cover-up.
- This is a gang whose members are masters of subterfuge and sleight of hand, and they play for big money, jewels, banks and other high-security projects.
- Fuzzyheaded thinking suggesting that it is possible to manipulate the Northern state by subterfuge should also be discarded since it is not possible to transform an existing state apparatus.
Synonyms
trickery, intrigue, deviousness, evasion, deceit, deception, dishonesty, cheating, duplicity, guile, cunning, craft, craftiness, slyness, chicanery, bluff, pretence, fraud, fraudulence, sophistry, sharp practice
trick, hoax, ruse, wile, ploy, stratagem, artifice, dodge, bluff, manoeuvre, machination, pretext, pretence, expedient, tactic, intrigue, scheme, deception, fraud, masquerade, blind, smokescreen, sleight, stunt, game

Origin

Late 16th century: from French, or from late Latin subterfugium, from Latin subterfugere ‘escape secretly’, from subter- ‘beneath’ + fugere ‘flee’.

单词	subterfuge
释义	Definition of subterfuge in English: subterfuge noun ˈsʌbtəfjuːdʒˈsəbtərˌfjudʒ mass noun Deceit used in order to achieve one's goal. 欺骗 he had to use subterfuge and bluff on many occasions count noun I hated all the subterfuges, I hated lying to you Example sentencesExamples Fighting subterfuge with subterfuge did not appeal to me. The fact that the page already blocked such potential subterfuge brought no comment, nor did the suggestion that the administrators simply exclude the votes from addresses they found suspicious in origin. This is unskillful because it requires subterfuge and deceit, it means that solemn promises made at the time of marriage are broken, and it amounts to a betrayal of trust. We better tell him the truth, and all of it, without any subterfuge or deception. But what's possibly the most damning aspect of this is the level of dishonesty, subterfuge and cover-up. The debate itself was a case study in the misinformation, obstinancy, subterfuge, rancour and fear that has characterised the fraught process. But, just in case you get the idea that all was pretence and subterfuge, I feel I should let you know just how the mother of a friend of mine described the communist years. Using guerrilla tactics and subterfuge, Alfred beat the Vikings at their own game. This is a gang whose members are masters of subterfuge and sleight of hand, and they play for big money, jewels, banks and other high-security projects. Jonson's plays challenged the audience to examine the impact of a society governed by deceit and subterfuge. They both seem eager to give the impression they don't require any tricks or subterfuge to advance. The first group make a living by pretence; the second are masters of subterfuge for whom truth, in the form of exposure, can be deadly. There's plenty of action, intrigue, and subterfuge in exotic locales around the world with a compelling variety of weapons and gadgets and a motley cast of nefarious villains to contend with. Fuzzyheaded thinking suggesting that it is possible to manipulate the Northern state by subterfuge should also be discarded since it is not possible to transform an existing state apparatus. A person like myself whose sole goal is good government is vulnerable to subterfuge and concerted efforts by a disloyal colleague like Dan to remove me from the Parliament. To understand those tactics - which included subterfuge to get into pirates' premises - we need to go back to the 1902 law and ask why it was such a failure. Of course if the Government simply waits for a few months, and then tries to reintroduce the RIP Act revisions, the withdrawal will be seen as subterfuge. They became haughty and arrogant, and began to love the art of subterfuge and deception, as well as politics and law. But Yudhishtira had little talent for subterfuge and I could only advise him to wrap a cloak around his head and shoulders and show himself in public as little as possible. But subterfuge will only contribute to an ecclesial culture of hypocrisy. Synonyms trickery, intrigue, deviousness, evasion, deceit, deception, dishonesty, cheating, duplicity, guile, cunning, craft, craftiness, slyness, chicanery, bluff, pretence, fraud, fraudulence, sophistry, sharp practice informal monkey business, funny business, hanky-panky, jiggery-pokery, kidology, every trick in the book Irish informal codology trick, hoax, ruse, wile, ploy, stratagem, artifice, dodge, bluff, manoeuvre, machination, pretext, pretence, expedient, tactic, intrigue, scheme, deception, fraud, masquerade, blind, smokescreen, sleight, stunt, game informal con, racket, scam, caper British informal wheeze Australian informal lurk archaic shift Origin Late 16th century: from French, or from late Latin subterfugium, from Latin subterfugere 'escape secretly', from subter- 'beneath' + fugere 'flee'. Definition of subterfuge in US English: subterfuge nounˈsəbtərˌfyo͞ojˈsəbtərˌfjudʒ Deceit used in order to achieve one's goal. 欺骗 he had to use subterfuge and bluff on many occasions count noun I hated all the subterfuges, I hated lying to you Example sentencesExamples But Yudhishtira had little talent for subterfuge and I could only advise him to wrap a cloak around his head and shoulders and show himself in public as little as possible. The first group make a living by pretence; the second are masters of subterfuge for whom truth, in the form of exposure, can be deadly. Fighting subterfuge with subterfuge did not appeal to me. We better tell him the truth, and all of it, without any subterfuge or deception. The fact that the page already blocked such potential subterfuge brought no comment, nor did the suggestion that the administrators simply exclude the votes from addresses they found suspicious in origin. Of course if the Government simply waits for a few months, and then tries to reintroduce the RIP Act revisions, the withdrawal will be seen as subterfuge. Jonson's plays challenged the audience to examine the impact of a society governed by deceit and subterfuge. Using guerrilla tactics and subterfuge, Alfred beat the Vikings at their own game. A person like myself whose sole goal is good government is vulnerable to subterfuge and concerted efforts by a disloyal colleague like Dan to remove me from the Parliament. They both seem eager to give the impression they don't require any tricks or subterfuge to advance. There's plenty of action, intrigue, and subterfuge in exotic locales around the world with a compelling variety of weapons and gadgets and a motley cast of nefarious villains to contend with. But, just in case you get the idea that all was pretence and subterfuge, I feel I should let you know just how the mother of a friend of mine described the communist years. But subterfuge will only contribute to an ecclesial culture of hypocrisy. The debate itself was a case study in the misinformation, obstinancy, subterfuge, rancour and fear that has characterised the fraught process. This is unskillful because it requires subterfuge and deceit, it means that solemn promises made at the time of marriage are broken, and it amounts to a betrayal of trust. They became haughty and arrogant, and began to love the art of subterfuge and deception, as well as politics and law. To understand those tactics - which included subterfuge to get into pirates' premises - we need to go back to the 1902 law and ask why it was such a failure. But what's possibly the most damning aspect of this is the level of dishonesty, subterfuge and cover-up. This is a gang whose members are masters of subterfuge and sleight of hand, and they play for big money, jewels, banks and other high-security projects. Fuzzyheaded thinking suggesting that it is possible to manipulate the Northern state by subterfuge should also be discarded since it is not possible to transform an existing state apparatus. Synonyms trickery, intrigue, deviousness, evasion, deceit, deception, dishonesty, cheating, duplicity, guile, cunning, craft, craftiness, slyness, chicanery, bluff, pretence, fraud, fraudulence, sophistry, sharp practice trick, hoax, ruse, wile, ploy, stratagem, artifice, dodge, bluff, manoeuvre, machination, pretext, pretence, expedient, tactic, intrigue, scheme, deception, fraud, masquerade, blind, smokescreen, sleight, stunt, game Origin Late 16th century: from French, or from late Latin subterfugium, from Latin subterfugere ‘escape secretly’, from subter- ‘beneath’ + fugere ‘flee’.
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