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单词 chicanery
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
chi•can•er•y /ʃɪˈkeɪnəri, tʃɪ-/USA pronunciation   n., pl. -ies. 
  1. the use of sly or evasive language to trick or deceive: [uncountable]What political chicanery is he up to now?[countable]the chicaneries we endured last time.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
chi•can•er•y  (shi kā′nə rē, chi-),USA pronunciation n., pl. -er•ies. 
  1. trickery or deception by quibbling or sophistry:He resorted to the worst flattery and chicanery to win the job.
  2. a quibble or subterfuge used to trick, deceive, or evade.
  • French chicanerie. See chicane, -ery
  • 1605–15
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged fraud, deception, knavery.
    • 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged evasion.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
chicanery /ʃɪˈkeɪnərɪ/ n ( pl -eries)
  1. verbal deception or trickery, esp in legal quibbling; dishonest or sharp practice
  2. a trick, deception, or quibble
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