ruse

英 [ruːz] 美 [ruːz]

n.策略；谋略；诈术

◉词源

“Ruse”源自古法语“ruse”，意为“诡计、策略”，可能由拉丁语“rursus”（向后、迂回）衍生，暗示迂回的欺骗。15世纪进入英语，指“狡猾的计谋”或“欺骗手段”，常用于描述狡诈或戏弄的行为。

◉外刊例句

·《The Guardian》 (2025年7月15日)

His apology was a ruse to gain trust.

他的道歉是获取信任的诡计。

·《The New York Times》 (2024年11月20日)

The scam relied on a clever ruse.

骗局依赖于一个巧妙的诡计。

◉经典名著

·《傲慢与偏见》（Pride and Prejudice） by Jane Austen (1813)

His charm was a ruse to deceive.

他的魅力是欺骗的诡计。

·《奥利弗·退斯特》（Oliver Twist） by Charles Dickens (1838)

The thief’s ruse fooled the guard.

小偷的诡计骗过了卫兵。

◉Usage Examples

(1) Their first ruse having failed, then tried another.

(2) Ruse culture shows diversity posture in the expression in market economy.

(3) The criminal adopted ruse to escape detection.

(4) To feign frankness is a ruse of war.

(1) 他们一计不成, 又施一计。

(2) 谋略文化在市场经济中的表现呈多元化态势。

(3) 这罪犯采取诈术来逃避侦破。

(4) 装作坦白，是为了作战的目的。

◉Usage Notes

Movie bank robbers always seem to pull some kind of ruse, a deceptive trick or tactic like hiding the money underneath the bank while they drive off in the getaway car to avoid capture by the police.

You'd use a ruse if you were up to something sneaky and were trying to get away with it without being discovered. The wife planning a surprise birthday party for her husband could send him out to the supermarket as a ruse, a trick so she could sneak one hundred of his closest friends into the house without him noticing.

◉柯林斯词典

1. [N-COUNT 可数名词]诡计；计谋；计策 A ruse is an action or plan which is intended to deceive someone. [FORMAL 正式]

It is now clear that this was a ruse to divide them.

现在已清楚这是一个离间他们的诡计