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单词 subterfuge
释义 sub·ter·fuge
\ˈsəbtə(r)ˌfyüj\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Late Latin subterfugium, from Latin subterfugere to run away secretly, from subter- (from subter, adverb & preposition, secretly, under) + fugere to run away; akin to Latin sub, preposition, under, below, up — more at up, fugitive
1.
 a. : deception by artifice or stratagem to conceal, escape, avoid, or evade
  < employing subterfuge to get her own way >
 b. : a deceptive device or stratagem
  < malingering or some other subterfuge is resorted to in order to save face — H.G.Armstrong >
2. obsolete : a place of retreat or concealment : refuge
Synonyms: see deception
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