1570s, from Middle French subterfuge (14c.) or directly from Medieval Latin subterfugium "an evasion," from Latin subterfugere "to evade, escape, flee by stealth," from subter "beneath, below;" in compounds "secretly" (from PIE *sup-ter-, suffixed (comparative) form of *(s)up-; see sub-) + fugere "flee" (see fugitive (adj.)).
例文
1. The party has predictably rejected the proposals as a subterfuge .
予想外で、同党はこれらの提案をトリックだとして拒否した。
2.Most people can see right through that type of subterfuge .
多くの人はこのトリックを一目で見抜くことができます。/
3.European carping over the phraseology represented a mixture of hypocrisy and subterfuge .
ヨーロッパの言葉遣いの間違い探しのやり方は虚偽であり狡猾である。
4.The Independents tried hard to swallow the wretched subterfuge .
独立党の党員たちは、この拙い言い逃れを真に受けようとした。
5.The Lurker focuses on spies,cloaks and subterfuge to devastate opponents.