单词 | chicanery |
释义 | chicanery /shi kay"neuh ree, chi-/, n. , pl. chicaneries. 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. [1605-15; < F chicanerie. See CHICANE, -ERY] Syn. 1. fraud, deception, knavery. 2. evasion. |
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