"smokescreen" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 煙幕
• 煙霧彈 (比喻)

Definition

「煙幕」是指說或做某事來隱藏真實目的或事實，常用於分散或誤導他人。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

「煙幕」多作比喻，並非真正的煙。常見用法有「作為煙幕」、「製造煙幕」。經常出現在政治、商業、藉口或轉移注意力的場合。

Examples

The politician used a smokescreen to avoid answering the question.

這位政客用**煙幕**來迴避問題。

Her apology was just a smokescreen for her real feelings.

她的道歉只是掩蓋真實情感的**煙幕**。

The company created a smokescreen to hide its financial problems.

公司製造了一個**煙幕**來掩蓋財務問題。

That whole story was just a smokescreen—the truth is something else entirely.

那整件事都是**煙幕**，真相完全不同。

Sometimes companies donate to charity as a smokescreen while doing bad things behind the scenes.

有時公司會捐錢給慈善團體作為**煙幕**，背地裡卻做壞事。

Don't be fooled by their friendly attitude—it's just a smokescreen.

別被他們友善的態度騙了，那只是**煙幕**。