“subterfuges”是 subterfuge 的复数形式,常指为逃避责任、掩盖真相或达到目的而使用的诡计、托词、花招(尤指带有欺骗性)。(也可泛指“遁词、搪塞”。)
/ˈsʌb.tɚ.fjuːdʒɪz/
He saw through their subterfuges and demanded a direct answer.
他看穿了他们的诡计,要求直接回答。
In the novel, the politician survives scandal after scandal by deploying subterfuges that turn public attention elsewhere.
在小说里,这位政客靠着一套套转移公众注意力的诡计,在一次次丑闻中脱身。
来自拉丁语 subterfugere,由 subter(“在下方、暗中”)+ fugere(“逃跑、逃避”)构成,原意接近“暗中逃避”,后来引申为“用欺骗手段逃避或搪塞”。