音标: 英 [ˈɑ:tɪfɪs] 美 [ˈɑrtəfɪs]
1. I'd do so myself, only I'm bound to uphold an artifice of decorum and... fairness.
我本可以自己动手 但我不得不保持得体和...公平
2. When pressed, when cornered, the artifice falls and the curtain drops.
当受到逼迫 到角落 一切伪装就会卸下
3. I must say, it's refreshing to be in the company of two young women who are so untouched by artifice and convention.
我得说 与两位不受常规和习俗影响的 年轻女性相处 真令人耳目一新
4. There is a layer of artifice in the letters, as if a woman were writing to give the impression of being a man, or vice versa.
这些信件都精雕细琢 就像是一个女性在努力模仿男性 或者反过来
5. She expressed herself with difficult words, without mistakes, and yet you didn't feel the artifice of the written word.
她用一些晦涩高深的词汇表达了自我 没有任何错误 但你从文字中却不会感受到半分刻意和造作