artifice
noun /ˈɑːtɪfɪs/
/ˈɑːrtɪfɪs/
[uncountable, countable] (formal)- the clever use of tricks to cheat somebody
诡计；奸计 - Pretending to faint was merely (an) artifice.
假装昏迷只不过是个诡计。 - the artifices of the theatre
剧院的技巧
词源late Middle English (in the sense ‘workmanship’): from Old French, from Latin artificium, based on ars, art- ‘art’ + facere ‘make’. - Pretending to faint was merely (an) artifice.