craftiness
noun [ U ] uk/ˈkrɑːf.ti.nəs/ us/ˈkræf.ti.nəs/
狡猾
behaviour that is clever, and sometimes also slightly dishonest
She gets her way by a mixture of craftiness and determination. 她靠着狡猾和果断为所欲为。
She was delighted at her own craftiness at bringing them together. 她很高兴自己略施小计就把他们聚在了一起。
See: crafty
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- The serpent deceived Eve by his craftiness.
- The nature of peacemaking is not to fight but to confront "the opponent" with intelligence, craftiness, humor and a thirst for justice.
- Whether by craftiness or desperation, they avoided out-thinking themselves and did the screamingly obvious.