单词 | prestidigitation |
释义 | prestidigitation (once / 44434 pages) n Prestidigitation is the process of doing a magic trick by hand, also called "sleight of hand." Do you see digits in prestidigitation? Digits are your fingers, so someone skilled at prestidigitation has some tricky fingers. One of the most famous prestidigitators in modern history was Howard Thurston, especially known for card tricks. In his most famous trick, audience members would pick cards from a deck. Thurston would place the deck in a glass on stage, then he would make the chosen cards rise from the glass while he was still in the audience. That's impressive prestidigitation! WORD FAMILYprestidigitation: prestidigitations, prestidigitator+/prestidigitator: prestidigitators USAGE EXAMPLESNor was my prediction an act of political prestidigitation. Salon(Jul 21, 2016) Such prestidigitation does a disservice both to science and to entertainment, and, I fear, serves only to increase public fear of the ocean’s apex predators. Washington Times(Jul 04, 2016) His prestidigitations got progressively grander over the years, culminating in his making the Statue of Liberty “disappear” in 1983. Washington Times(Jun 13, 2016) n manual dexterity in the execution of tricks Syn|Hyper sleight of hand conjuration, conjuring trick, deception, illusion, legerdemain, magic, magic trick, thaumaturgy, trick an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers |
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