subterfuge
/ˈsʌbtəfjuːdʒ/noun
mass noun
1- deceit used in order to achieve one's goal欺骗。
1.1
- count noun a statement or action resorted to in order to deceive托辞; 诡计, 花招。
词源
late 16th cent.: from French, or from late Latin subterfugium, from Latin subterfugere 'escape secretly', from subter- 'beneath' + fugere 'flee'.