legerdemain
noun [ U ] formal uk/ˌledʒ.ə.dəˈmeɪn/ us/ˌledʒ.ɚ.dəˈmeɪn/
花招，诡计，欺骗
skilful hiding of the truth in order to trick people
The survey suggests nearly half the electorate believes the president won through electoral legerdemain. 调查显示，近一半选民认为总统是通过欺骗赢得大选的。
变戏法表演
skilful tricks done as part of a performance
There are traditional acts of legerdemain with bright scarves and floating balls. 有传统的变戏法表演，用的是鲜艳的围巾和漂浮球。
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- Workers staged a 24-hour strike to denounce what they characterize as official legerdemain with inflation data.
- It's a supreme bit of architectural legerdemain: a curving tower doing what should be, for a building, the impossible.
- He cuts her hair on stage with a little stage legerdemain.
- Mediums were made to insert their hands in shoeboxes during seances, to prevent any sly legerdemain.
Synonym: sleight of hand