formalTRICK/DECEIVE a secrettrick or slightly dishonest way of doing something, or the use of this 花招,诡计,手段
by subterfuge
Sereni was lured to Moscow by subterfuge.
谢雷妮被人骗到了莫斯科。
Examples from the Corpus
subterfuge• The ballotissue is a subterfugedesigned to confusevoters.• The whole world worked by subterfuge and the will to believe.• I dialled and this time decided to try a little subterfuge.• He had a sense of subterfuge that was often nearly paralysing.• If the realrationale is political subterfuge, are these waiversappropriate at all?• I hated all the subterfuges, I hated lying to you.• Soon they would be together for ever, the subterfuge and deceit ended.• M., the president and Barnett agreed on this subterfuge.
Originsubterfuge
(1500-1600)Late Latinsubterfugium, from Latinsubterfugere“to escape”, from subter-“secretly” + fugere“to run away”