单词sleight
n.: 奸诈；策略；技巧
网络: 手法；熟练；诡计
熟练
技巧,手法
〔古语〕诡计,奸诈;〔罕用语〕手段,策略
(That"s not quite true, of course, but politics often involves a bit of sophistry and rhetorical sleight-of-hand).
（这并不全是事实。当然，政治通常包括一点诡辩和修辞技巧）。
Their research suggests that it is possible to "beat" the inviolable second law of thermodynamics with some quantum sleight-of-hand.
他们认为，也许可以利用量子的妙计来推翻这项神圣不可侵犯的热力学第二定律。
All this may sound too clever by half to some ears, as if linguistic sleight-of-hand can somehow overcome deep disagreements.
对某些人来说，这一切也许听上去过于聪明，仿佛语言上的花招能以某种方式克服深层次分歧。
But would such a sleight of hand really stand up to legal scrutiny in the aftermath of Armageddon?
但这种戏法真的经得起末日审判的法律审查吗？
But the attempt at verbal sleight of hand did little to conceal what appeared to be Syria"s intent, experts and Western diplomats said.
然而，专家和西方外交家说，叙利亚试图玩的文字游戏丝毫没有掩盖它的真正意图。
Harry Potter may have been a Blairite phenomenon, conquering the world with sleight of hand and boyish allure.
《哈利•波特》也许是一种布莱尔主义现象，用戏法和孩子气的诱惑控制世界。
Thank you. If anybody wants to see some sleight of hand later on, I"ll be outside. Thank you. (Applause) Thank you.
谢谢.如果一会儿谁还想看更多的花招.我会在外面.谢谢.（掌声）谢谢。
the fact that Glenn Beck"s website exposed the sleight of hand shows that you can be opinionated yet fair.
事实格伦贝克的网站，一方面显示暴露了花招，你还可以自以为是的公平。
The application Dr van der Linde made would have steered clear of this problem through a small sleight of hand.
Linde博士的这份申请试图耍个“小花招”让问题变得明朗。
But with the resulting bubble contributing to a deep recession, US tolerance for this mercantile sleight of hand has come to an end.
不过，随着越吹越大的泡沫最终造成一场深刻的衰退，美国人对于这种商人把戏的耐心也走到了尽头。