artful
artful 英 [ˈɑ:tfl] 美 [ˈɑrtfl]
adj. 精巧的；巧妙的
That man used artful means to find out secrets. 那人使用巧妙的手段获取机密.
Beautiful shape and artful design, easy to take with. 外形美观小巧, 方便携带.
- To be artful is to do something skillfully, especially in a cunning way. A con man must be artful.
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- adj. 精巧的；巧妙的
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1. That man used artful means to find out secrets.
那人使用巧妙的手段获取机密.
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2. Beautiful shape and artful design, easy to take with.
外形美观小巧, 方便携带.
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3. She's artful and knows how to get round her parents.
她很机灵,知道如何劝服她的父母.
- artful (adj.) 1610s, "learned, well-versed in the (liberal) arts," also "characterized by technical skill, artistic," from art (n.) + -ful. Meaning "cunning, crafty, skilled in adapting means to ends" is from 1739. Related: Artfully; artfulness. The Artful Dodger (Jack Dawkins) is from Dickens' "Oliver Twist" (1837-39).
art·ful / ˈɑːtfl ; NAmE ˈɑːrtfl / adjective [usually before noun ] 1 ( disapproving) clever at getting what you want, sometimes by not telling the truth 施展巧计的；取巧的 SYN crafty 2 (of things or actions 事物或行动 ) designed or done in a clever way 精巧的；巧妙的 ▶ art·ful·ly / ˈɑːtfəli ; NAmE ˈɑːrtfəli / adverb art·ful / ˈɑːtfl ; NAmE ˈɑːrtfl / art·ful·ly / ˈɑːtfəli ; NAmE ˈɑːrtfəli /
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