首页英语词典artfulartful英英释意

artful

英['ɑːtfʊl;-f(ə)l] 美['ɑrtfl]
  • adj. 巧妙的;狡猾的;有技巧的;欺诈的

英英释意


1. not straightforward or candid; giving a false appearance of frankness;
"an ambitious, disingenuous, philistine, and hypocritical operator, who...exemplified...the most disagreeable traits of his time"- David Cannadine
"a disingenuous excuse"
2. marked by skill in achieving a desired end especially with cunning or craft;
"the artful dodger"
"an artful choice of metaphors"