trick: implies roguishness and deception and illusion, and either evil OR harmless intent: used every ~ in the book to get teacher's attention.


ruse: stress an attempt to mislead by giving false impression: secured a papal audience through  a clever ~.


stratagem: implies a ruse used to entrap, outwit, surprise and circumvent an opponent or enemy: a series of ~ that convinced both sides that he was their agent.


maneuver: implies an adroit and skillful manipulation of persons or things to solve a problem or avoid a difficulty: a bold ~ that won him the nomination.


gambit: implies a trick or tactic to gain advantage, often by harassing or embarrassing an opponent: tried a new ~ in the peace negotiation.


ploy: may add to gambit a suggestion of finesse and roguishness: used a new ~ in order to gain entrance.


artifice: implies ingenious contrivance and invention: his smile is just an ~.


wile: sug. an attempt to entrap or deceive by giving false allurements: used all his ~ to get his uncle's favor.


feint: implies an attempt to divert or distract attention AWAY from one's real intent: the ballcarrier used ~ to draw the defensemen out of position.


trick: 调皮欺瞒给人错觉的伎俩,无论有无恶意，ruse: 给人虚假印象==>误导，stratagem计谋: 使对手陷于不利(entrap)或被战胜(circumvent)，maneuver操纵: 巧妙操做调动-->实现目的，gambit招术: 扰乱对手获取有利优势的动作(本意象棋开局法), ploy: 更调皮或无赖, artifice: 巧妙虚构（如笑容,不真实自然），wile: 虚假吸引==>欺骗，feint假动作: 从真正目的引开。


记忆方法：1）首字母联想TRS MGP AWF-->RST GMP AWF        

        前三个RST: 英文第18，19和20，三个连续字母

        中间三个GMP，药品质量标志(GOOD MANUFACTURING PRACTICES)

        后三个AWF，是awful首字母，表示很差。

        三个连续药品质量很差-->有人耍伎俩。


       2）maneuver操纵机动用manipulate解释，来自同一个词根man表示手
       

       3）基本意思相同，都可以叫伎俩。另外计谋、招数、操纵机动有时也可以叫伎俩。  



       4）伎俩的意思是为达到目的的间接方法mean an indirect mean to gain an end.