artful是什么意思
2023-12-05 00:55:16
artful
adj. 狡猾的；有技巧的；巧妙的
副词：artfully 名词：artfulness
近义词：deceitful，cunning，sly，crafty，clever，skillful，knowing，shrewd，wily，guileful，shifty，facile，foxy，artistic，calculating，diplomatic，crooked，canny，devious，sneaky，disingenuous，artless，
英英释义
Adjective
- not straightforward or candid; giving a false appearance of frankness;
"an ambitious, disingenuous, philistine, and hypocritical operator, who...exemplified...the most disagreeable traits of his time" "a disingenuous excuse"
- marked by skill in achieving a desired end especially with cunning or craft;
"the artful dodger" "an artful choice of metaphors"
例句
用作形容词(adj.)
- That man used artful means to find out secrets.那人使用狡猾的手段获取机密。
- An artful man often tries all sorts of tricks to gain his end.狡猾的人总是为达目的不择手段。
- The little girl is artful and knows how to get round her parents.小女孩很机灵，懂得怎样哄她父母依她。
- Its an artful little gadget for opening tins.那是个小巧玲珑的开罐头工具。
- He tripped the witness by artful questions.他以巧妙的质问诱使证人说话前后矛盾。