artifice
/ˈɑːtɪfɪs/noun
mass noun
- clever or cunning devices or expedients, especially as used to trick or deceive others（尤指用于愚弄或欺骗他人的）妙计, 奸计：
an industry dominated by artifice
受欺诈行为控制的行业
count noun the style is not free from the artifices of the period.这种风格没有摆脱当时流行的欺骗手法。
词源
late Middle English （in the sense 'workmanship'）： from Old French， from Latin artificium, based on ars, art- 'art' + facere 'make'.