sleight
英 [sla?t]
美[sla?t]
- n. 手法，技巧；熟練，靈巧；詭計
- n. (Sleight)人名；(英)斯萊特
GRE暢通詞匯
中文詞源
sleight 敏捷手法，把戲，花招
來自 sly,狡猾的，敏捷的，-eight,構(gòu)成名詞，比較 weight,height.常見于習(xí)語 sleight of hand,敏 捷手法，用于指玩魔術(shù)或其它等的技巧，后引申詞義把戲，花招。
英文詞源
- sleight (n.)
- "cunning," early 14c. alteration of sleahthe (c. 1200), from Old Norse sloege "cleverness, cunning, slyness," from sloegr (see sly). Meaning "skill, cleverness, dexterity" is from late 14c. Meaning "feat or trick requiring quickness and nimbleness of the hands" is from 1590s. Term sleight of hand is attested from c. 1400.
雙語例句
- 1. He accused Mr MacGregor of "sleight of hand".
- 他指控麥格雷戈先生“使用障眼法”。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. The trick is done simply by sleight of hand.
- 變這個戲法全憑手法敏捷。
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 3. With a little statistical sleight of hand they could make things look all right.
- 只要在統(tǒng)計上耍些小小的花招,他們就能瞞天過海.
來自辭典例句
- 4. In the theater of the media there is an economic sleight of hand.
- 傳播媒介在經(jīng)濟上耍了一個大花招.
來自辭典例句
- 5. He makes a coin disappear by sleight of hand.
- 他一轉(zhuǎn)手便把硬幣變得沒了.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)