artful

1. ADJ If you describe someone as artful, you mean that they are clever and skilful at achieving what they want, especially by deceiving people. 狡猾的[usu ADJ n]

Some politicians have realized that there are more artful ways of subduing people than shooting or jailing them. 一些政客已經(jīng)意識到有比開槍鎮(zhèn)壓或監(jiān)禁更狡猾的征服人民的辦法。

2. ADJ If you use artful to describe the way someone has done or arranged something, you approve of it because it is clever or elegant. 巧妙的; 精巧的[正式] [usu ADJ n]

There is also an artful contrast of shapes. 還有一種不同形狀的巧妙對比。