英语词汇“machination”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

When a James Bond villain comes up with a plan to destroy the world, he doesn’t use a simple plan. No, he uses a machination — a complex plot that relies on numerous elements coming together to work.

Not surprisingly, machination derives from the Medieval French machina, meaning "machine." And, like many a machine, a machination is subject to going wrong, often comically (see James Bond movies). Politicians love a good machination, and their machinations are frequently exposed in the press as scandals.

WORD FAMILY

machination: machinations+/machinate: machinated, machinates, machinating, machination, machinator/machinator: machinators

USAGE EXAMPLES

Whitehead created surreal versions of South and North Carolina that seem less and less surreal as the convoluted political machinations of today unfold.

Salon(Dec 21, 2016)

The Journal revealed the program’s brutal inner machinations 14 Decembers ago in the series “Against Their Will.”

Washington Times(Dec 21, 2016)

He must reassure a battered agency workforce that the next administration values its own intelligence officers and is vigilant against machinations by foreign spies.

Washington Post(Dec 13, 2016)

n a crafty and involved plot to achieve your (usually sinister) ends

Syn|Hypo|Hyper

intrigue

priestcraft

a derogatory reference to priests who use their influence to control secular or political affairs

game, plot, secret plan

a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)

单词	machination
释义	machination (once / 3026 pages) n When a James Bond villain comes up with a plan to destroy the world, he doesn’t use a simple plan. No, he uses a machination — a complex plot that relies on numerous elements coming together to work. Not surprisingly, machination derives from the Medieval French machina, meaning "machine." And, like many a machine, a machination is subject to going wrong, often comically (see James Bond movies). Politicians love a good machination, and their machinations are frequently exposed in the press as scandals. WORD FAMILY machination: machinations+/machinate: machinated, machinates, machinating, machination, machinator/machinator: machinators USAGE EXAMPLES Whitehead created surreal versions of South and North Carolina that seem less and less surreal as the convoluted political machinations of today unfold. Salon(Dec 21, 2016) The Journal revealed the program’s brutal inner machinations 14 Decembers ago in the series “Against Their Will.” Washington Times(Dec 21, 2016) He must reassure a battered agency workforce that the next administration values its own intelligence officers and is vigilant against machinations by foreign spies. Washington Post(Dec 13, 2016) n a crafty and involved plot to achieve your (usually sinister) ends Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper intrigue priestcraft a derogatory reference to priests who use their influence to control secular or political affairs game, plot, secret plan a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)
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