ploy

• n. 策略；活動；工作
• vt. 使部隊由橫隊變為縱隊
• vi. 由橫隊變為縱隊

縮寫自deploy,部署，詞源同ply,complicate.引申詞義計謀，策略，花招等。

ploy (n.)

1722, "anything with which one amuses oneself," Scottish and northern England dialect, possibly a shortened form of employ or deploy. Popularized in the sense "move or gambit made to gain advantage" by British humorist Stephen Potter (1900-1969).

1. a clever marketing ploy

機智的銷售策略

來自《權威詞典》

2. I think this is just a government ploy to deceive the public.

我認為這隻是政府欺騙公眾的手段.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

3. Christmas should be a time of excitement and wonder, not a cynical marketing ploy.

聖誕節應該是興奮和美妙的時刻，而不該是一種肆無忌憚的營銷策略。

來自辭典例句

4. I saw Mansfield's move as a purposeful ploy in the congressional campaign.

我認為曼斯菲爾德此舉是國會鬥爭中一個有目的的行動.

來自辭典例句

5. It was all a ploy to distract attention from his real aims.

那純粹是障眼法,用以分散人們對他真正意圖的注意力.

來自辭典例句