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单词 legerdemain
释义
legerdemain
noun[U]
formal
uk
/ˌledʒ.ə.dəˈmeɪn/us
/ˌledʒ.ɚ.dəˈmeɪn/
skilfulhidingof thetruthinordertotrickpeople:
花招，诡计，欺骗
Thesurveysuggestsnearlyhalftheelectoratebelievesthepresidentwonthroughelectorallegerdemain.调查显示，近一半选民认为总统是通过欺骗赢得大选的。
skilfultricksdone aspartof aperformance:
变戏法表演
There aretraditionalactsof legerdemain withbrightscarvesandfloatingballs.有传统的变戏法表演，用的是鲜艳的围巾和漂浮球。
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  • Workersstageda24-hourstriketodenouncewhat theycharacterizeasofficiallegerdemain withinflationdata.
  • It's asupremebitofarchitecturallegerdemain: acurvingtowerdoing what should be, for abuilding, theimpossible.
  • Hecutsherhaironstagewith a littlestagelegerdemain.
  • Mediums were made toinserttheirhandsin shoeboxes during seances, topreventanyslylegerdemain.
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Synonym

sleight of hand
(Definition oflegerdemainfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoflegerdemain

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I see it as a case of philosophicallegerdemain.
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However, in his review he is concealing a little - applyinglegerdemain- with regard to the sheep and goatmeat report.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
Is this political disquisition or the first stage in a trick oflegerdemain?
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To encourage local authorities to take a particular action by using the formula in this way is a piece oflegerdemain.
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In truth, some oratoricallegerdemainwas called for.
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Therefore, some people say let us have a littlelegerdemain, a little conjuring, and we shall get it back.
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We have had fascinating dissertations on all the mathematicallegerdemainwhich might be employed in order to arrive at certain solutions.
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We know very well that it is by a clericallegerdemainthat £380,000 has disappeared from view.
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I will put a perfectly simple point and that is, by whatlegerdemaindoes a certain portion of a surplus become taxable?
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Indeed, they have managed that piece of politicallegerdemainquite neatly.
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Then there was another littlelegerdemain.
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No economiclegerdemaincan reduce that fact.
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There was nolegerdemainand no concealment.
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When they have said that they have, they reminded me of the cheap hucksters who induce unsuspecting housewives to sign contracts for goods bylegerdemain, concealing the small print.
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He turns the problems oflegerdemaininto a happy pastime and entertaining half-hour.
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