ruse
/ruːz/noun
- an action intended to deceive someone; a trick诡计; 计策:
Emma tried to think of a ruse to get Paul out of the house.
埃玛试图想出一个计策让保罗离开那所房子。
词源
late Middle English (as a hunting term): from Old French, from ruser 'use trickery', earlier 'drive back', perhaps based on Latin rursus 'backwards'.