1·René Descartes in his book, Meditations (1642), discussed the idea that he might be deceived by a malign genius, "some evil demon, who has used all his artifice to deceive me".
勒奈·笛卡儿在他的著作《沉思集》（1642）中讨论了这样的想法：他可能被一个邪恶的天才所欺骗。 “某个恶毒的魔鬼，已用尽他的所有诡计来蒙骗我。”
2·As things stand, the relationship between the circle-makers and those who interpret their work has become a curious symbiosis of art and artifice, deception and belief.
照目前情况看来，假造麦田圈的人和诠释他们作品的人形成了一种奇怪的艺术和诡计共生，欺骗和相信共生的关系。
3·Arbus started out in fashion photography in partnership with her husband, Allan Arbus, but by the mid-1950s she had rejected its artifice.
阿勃丝起初与她的丈夫艾伦•阿勃丝搭档拍摄时装摄影，但到五十年代中期她已经拒绝时装摄影的欺瞒诡计。
4·This is "late Shakespeare, " and he relishes artifice and dense poetry.
这是「莎士比亚后期」，此时他钟爱诡计与浓烈的诗。
5·A woman of artifice and prudery.
善使诡计而又故作正经的女性。