单词 | subterfugy |
释义 | † subterfugyn. Obsolete. = subterfuge n. 1a. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > evasive deception, shiftiness > [noun] > an evasion, subterfuge evasionc1425 shift1545 subterfuge1563 tergiversation1570 amusement1603 shuffle1628 subterfugy1637 salvo1665 jank1705 fudge1797 shiffle-shufflea1871 the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > cunning > [noun] > crafty dealing > evasion or subterfuge > instance of evasionc1425 subterfuge1563 elusion1608 firk1611 subterfugy1637 stall off1819 get-off1824 stall1945 1637 G. Gillespie Dispute against Eng.-Popish Ceremonies Order sig. C3 The lurking places of their elaborate subterfugies. 1672 R. Barclay W. Michel Unmasqued 43 Who is so blind as not to see through such silly subterfugies? 1706 T. Forrester Rev. & Consideration Two Late Pamphlets p. xix/2 The Unsoundness and Inconsistency of his Subterfugies. 1891 Judge's Libr. Apr. 23/2 Willie Albert, you've dun a big stroke of vengunce and you orter be an annychist for your skill in subterfugy. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < n.1637 |
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