artifice

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈɑː(ɹ)tɪfɪs/

Noun

countable uncountable archaic

A crafty but underhanded deception. / A trick played out as an ingenious, but artful, ruse. / A strategic maneuver that uses some clever means to avoid detection or capture.

Japanese Meaning

ずる賢い欺瞞や策略 / 巧妙な計略、手口 / 捕捉や発見を避けるための戦略的な狡猾な手法

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Her apparent generosity was an artifice designed to win the committee's trust.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

彼女の一見した寛大さは、委員会の信頼を得るために仕組まれた詭計だった。

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Sense（1）

A crafty but underhanded deception.

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Sense（2）

A trick played out as an ingenious, but artful, ruse.

The heightened worlds of darkly comedic satire and soapy high-school romance make it easy enough to roll with unrealistic casting choices—and that goes for stage musicals, too, where some level of artifice is built into the format.

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Sense（3）

A strategic maneuver that uses some clever means to avoid detection or capture.

Sense（4）

A tactical move to gain advantage.

Sense（5）

(archaic) Something made with technical skill; a contrivance.

artifices

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