"artful" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 狡猾的
• 巧妙的
• 有藝術性的

Definition

形容某人或某事非常聰明、巧妙，常常能用一些技巧或小聰明達到目的。既可指藝術上的熟練，也可指狡猾或機智。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

'Artful' 多爲中性或略負面，特別指用 cleverness 小聰明或詭計（'an artful trick'）。用於藝術與創意時可爲褒義（'an artful painting'）。請勿與 'artistic'（藝術的）或 'artificial'（人工的）混淆。常見用法有：'artful dodger', 'artful solution', 'artful deception'。

Examples

The magician was very artful with his tricks.

魔術師的把戲非常**狡猾**。

She gave an artful answer to avoid the question.

她用一個**巧妙的**回答來迴避了問題。

The painting showed an artful use of color.

這幅畫對顏色的運用非常**有藝術性**。

He's always artful when it comes to getting out of trouble.

他總是**狡猾地**逃避麻煩。

That was an artful way to change the topic without anyone noticing.

這是一個**巧妙**轉換話題的方法，沒有人發現。

You have to be pretty artful to negotiate with him.

和他談判得相當**狡猾**纔行。