a.

(尤指政治方面)狡猾的, 诡计多端的; 不择手段的

n.

权谋政治家

Machiavellian

Machiavellian[,mækiə'veliən]adj.1.■马基雅弗利的；马基雅弗利主义的；不择手段的；诡计多端的n.1.■马基雅弗利主义信徒；为达目的不择手段者 [亦作Machiavelian]

1. cunning, scheming, and unscrupulous, especially in politics or in advancing one's career
   狡猾的；诡计多端的；不择手段的
   
2. of or relating to Niccolò Machiavelli
   马雅基弗利的，马雅基弗利主义的
   

1. a person who schemes in such a way
   耍阴谋诡计的人；不择手段的人
   

Machiavellian

Machiavellian

■"Now, fish are regarded as steeped in social intelligence, pursuing Machiavellian strategies of manipulation, punishment and reconciliation, exhibiting stable cultural traditions, and co-operating to inspect predators and catch food."

“现在,鱼被认为充满着社会智商,运用马基雅维利式的策略,诸如操纵、惩罚和顺从,表现出固有的文化传统,并通过合作来勘查敌情和捕捉食物。”

■In fact, my books seemed so popular in Malaysia that I found myself wondering if the veto was part of a Machiavellian plot to entice the public to read them.

事实上，后来我发现我的书在马来西亚很受欢迎。这样的矛盾使我怀疑这是马基雅维里式的花招，蓄意的欲盖弥彰。

■He was a Machiavellian, who would employ all means to attain to power.

他是一个马基雅维里式的人，会用一切手段来获取权力。

■Traditional economists would read Frances's behaviour as purely Machiavellian: she lied to her parents to get her hands on chocolate that she never dreamed of giving to her sister.

传统经济学家会把弗朗西斯的行为解读为纯粹的功利主义：她向父母撒谎，从而得到了巧克力，她从未想过要把它送给妹妹。

■That Jose Mourinho chose this week to emerge from the shadows and remind everyone what a gifted and Machiavellian orator he is can be viewed as both ironic and unnerving.

何塞-穆里尼奥选择在本周走入大家的视线，他再一次提醒众人他是多么的才能出众、老谋深算。

■Just a Machiavellian politician!

只是一种政客的权谋！

■In this layer, Obama implied American policies that are cautious and Machiavellian.

在这个层面，奥巴马含蓄地表达了美国的谨慎、权谋的（新）政策。

■In true Machiavellian fashion, the author was canny enough to wait until he was dead to publish his book, which has outraged readers (and inspired schemers) ever since.

如果说马基雅弗利也玩了一把阴谋的话，那就是他狡猾地选择在自己死后再发表这本书，这本书发表后一直使它的读者感到愤慨（但同时也让阴谋家们找到了灵感）。

■It may signal what psychologists call the dark triad of psychopathic, narcissistic, and Machiavellian personality disorders.

它可能揭示出的是被心理学家们称之为的心理变态、自恋和权谋人格障碍的‘黑暗三合一’。

■For in-house counsels, this two-stage approach has a certain Machiavellian appeal: it provides them with the opportunity to play “good cop” to the procurement department’s “bad cop”.

对法务部门来说，这种两步法带有某种权术特点：它给法务部门扮演“好警察”的机会，而采购部门则扮演了“坏警察”。

■My Machiavellian plan is beginning to come together.Now that I have secured the aid of these gullible saps, the Talisman shall soon be mine!

我的阴谋计划开始启动了。现在我获得了这些容易上当的笨蛋的帮助,那件护符很快就会属于我了!

■Na：My Machiavellian plan is beginning to come together.Now that I have secured the aid of these gullible saps,the Talisman shall soon be mine!

我的阴谋计划才刚刚开始。现在我可以安心地调教这些羊羔们了，那件护符终将是我的！

■War era, and learn not only to defend itself but also for the nation, destroy the car bandits As the times you Machiavellian, how loyal to the country, it really depends on the performance of you.

战乱的年代，习武不单是为了保卫自己，也要为国家效力，剿灭山贼土匪，作为乱世枭雄的你，要如何尽忠报国呢，那就要看你的表现了。

■Machiavellian Scale

权术量表 马基雅维里量表

■Machiavellian and manipulative, the Lords are often maligned.

权谋与操控，阴影议员常常是恶毒的。

■machiavellian adj.

权谋术数的

■Lincoln, though a much more public man, carefully cultivated a bumpkin persona that encouraged both friends and enemies to underestimate his considerable, almost Machiavellian skill as a politician.

林肯虽然更是一位公众人物，但他却谨慎地保持着自己乡巴佬的形象，以至于他的朋友和对手都低估了他作为一个政治家所具有的巨大的、几乎是马基雅弗利式的才能。

■Machiavellian traits may not be equally beneficial to other lineages, however, or even to all primates, and so this notion alone is unsatisfying.

然而，马基维利形质在其他动物群中也许并不同样有利，即使灵长类也未必均蒙其利，因此这个理论并不是个令人满意的解释。

■a machiavellian person, scheme, plot

狡猾的人﹑ 计画﹑ 阴谋.

■The board's Machiavellian manoeuvres had given him little choice but to quit.

监事会玩弄权术的花招使柯菲德除了辞职外几乎没有其他选择。

■Now, integrated into the society and people's minds, Machiavellian infighting, people how to live simply, how can it?

而现在，融入了社会，人心，权谋的暗斗，人又怎能活得如何单纯呢？

■The neighborhoods are clever, cautious and Machiavellian.

街区的人精明，谨慎，有计谋。

■As has been said, certain utopias would be ideal in a nation of philosophers, but unfortunately (or perhaps fortunately, from a Machiavellian standpoint) we are far from that point.

诚如人们所说，乌托邦主义只有在哲学家的国度中才是完美的想法。然而，很不幸地（或者根据马基亚维利的说法，很幸运地），我们距离这点很远。

■Machiavellian: a.

运用权谋的；

■范文：This is a type of Machiavellian statement that has led many a leader down the wrong path to destruction.

这是一种马基雅维利式的说法，它导致许多领导人沿着错误的道路走下去直至灭亡。

■The point is to assess the extent to which you think or act in a way that others might think is "Machiavellian," and to see if you believe that your thinking and behavior reflect your own values.

重点就是要了解你的思维及行为在别人眼中有几分的马基维利，同时也是要了解你是否相信你的思维及行为反应了你自己的价值观。

■Machiavellian manager

马基雅维里式的经理