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单词 sleight of hand
释义 sleight of hand
Etymology: sleight (I)
1.
 a. : expertness and adroitness in manual manipulation : manual dexterity
 b. : skill and dexterity in the performance of juggling or conjuring tricks
  < the simplest card trick defeats me if it demands sleight of hand — Geoffrey Household >
 c. : adroitness and cleverness in accomplishing a deception
  < verbal sleight of hand — Marjorie Grene >
  < music that is free of self-conscious formulas and tricks of stylistic sleight of hand — Winthrop Sargeant >
2.
 a. : a trick of conjuring or juggling requiring sleight of hand
 b. : a cleverly executed trick or deception
  < the sleight of hand by which a faction of the people as voters is invested with the authority of the people — Walter Lippmann >
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