| 释义 |
chi·ca·nery
\-n(ə)rē, -i\ noun
(-es)
Etymology: French chicanerie, from Middle French, from chicaner + -erie -ery
1. : deception by artful subterfuge, sophistry, pettifogging, misrepresentation, conniving, or similar artifice
< the administrative chicanery of governments — New Republic >
2. : a piece of sharp practice (as at law) : trick — usually used in plural
Synonyms: see deception |