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).
雙語例句
1. a clever marketing ploy
機智的銷售策略
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
2. I think this is just a government ploy to deceive the public.
我認為這只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.
圣誕節(jié)應(yīng)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斗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.