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artfulness

/ahrt-fuhl/US // ˈɑrt fəl //UK // (ˈɑːtfʊl) //

艺术性,工艺性,美术,艺人

Related Words

ingenious巧妙的,灵巧的,巧妙,巧妙地sly狡猾的,狡猾,诡谲,诡异的adroit聪明的,狡猾的,巧妙的,狡黠的slick滑溜溜的,油嘴滑舌,滑溜溜,光滑的shrewd精明的,精明,精明能干,聪明的masterly高明,高明的,高超的,巧妙地adept娴熟,娴熟的,熟练掌握,娴熟的人clever聪明的,巧妙的,聪明,巧妙地crafty狡猾的,狡猾,狡猾的人,狡黠的designing设计,设置,设,创作设计dexterous心灵手巧,心灵手巧的,轻巧,轻巧的foxy狡猾的,狡猾,狐狸精,狡猾的人politic政治学,政治,政客,政治家proficient精通,熟练掌握,熟练,熟练的resourceful足智多谋,足智多谋的,机智的,聪明的scheming谋略,心计,谋划,心术sharp尖锐,犀利,尖锐的,锐利smart聪明,智能,聪明的,智慧smooth顺利,顺畅,畅通,平滑tricky狡猾的,棘手的,很棘手,棘手

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : slyly crafty or cunning; deceitful; tricky: artful schemes.
    • : skillful or clever in adapting means to ends; ingenious: an artful choice of metaphors and similes.
    • : done with or characterized by art or skill: artful acting; artful repairs.
    • : Archaic. artificial.

Synonyms & Antonyms

nouncunning
Synonyms
artifice构造,构造物,构造性,构造的craftiness工艺性,狡猾性,狡猾,狡诈foxiness狐狸精,狐臭,狐狸精神,狐媚guile狡诈,狡猾,狡猾的人,狡辩slyness狡猾,狡猾性,狡猾的人,狡诈sneakiness偷偷摸摸,偷偷摸摸的,偷偷摸摸地,偷偷的wiliness毅力,意志力,意志,顽固性caginess笼统,笼罩性,笼统性,笼络人心underhandedness暗箱操作,不正当手段,不正当竞争,潜规则

Examples

  • There has been an almost Orwellian artfulness in the way need-blind admissions policies are sold.

  • There is more of artfulness in the flatteries which appear to involve a calculating intention to say the nice agreeable thing.

  • Mr. Chamberlain omitted to mention the last-named impost, but no doubt that was his artfulness.

  • The artfulness of the commissionersʼ scheme was too apparent for Paterno and Buencamino to accept it.

  • Nita saw through the girl before her, her artfulness, her assumptions, and despised her already.

  • All women display an innocent artfulness, the first time they find themselves facing motherhood.

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