stratagem – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
stratagem
n.
strategy, maneuver, plan, trick, ruse
Stratagem
A
stratagem is a plan or scheme to deceive (see
Stratagem (deception)). It derives from an Anglicized spelling of the Greek and Latin word for
strategy.
stratagem
Noun
1. a maneuver in a game or conversation
(synonym) ploy, gambit
(hypernym) maneuver, manoeuvre, tactical maneuver, tactical manoeuvre
2. an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade; "his testimony was just a contrivance to throw us off the track"
(synonym) contrivance, dodge
(hypernym) scheme, strategy
(hyponym) plant
Stratagem
(n.)
An artifice or trick in war for deceiving the enemy; hence, in general, artifice; deceptive device; secret plot; evil machination.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
About
三十六计，走为上计
san1 shi2 liu4 ji4, zou3 wei2 shang4 ji4
Out of thirty-six strategies, retreat is the best.(No further explanation)
锦囊妙计
jin3 nang2 miao4 ji4
Excellent stratagems in a silk bag.Said of clever ideas or solutions that help someone in overcoming an emergency. Alternative form: 锦囊妙着 (jin3 nang2 miao4 zhao1).
