Subterfuge is a trick or a dishonest way of getting what you want.
例句
Most people can see right through that type of subterfuge...大多数人能一眼看透这种伎俩。The party has predictably rejected the proposals as a subterfuge.不出所料,该党以这些提议是在耍花招为由而加以拒绝。
英汉词典释义
n.
(用说谎或欺骗以逃脱责备、困难等的)花招,遁词
the paltry subterfuge of an anonymous signature.签署假名的卑鄙逃避手段
英英词典释义
Noun
1. something intended to misrepresent the true nature of an activity;
"he wasn't sick--it was just a subterfuge""the holding company was just a blind"