Pretending to faint was merely ( an ) artifice.
She was incapable of elaborate artifice, and she restored to no jocular device.
The use of mirrors a room is an artifice to make the room look larger.
利用“镜子”装饰房间是使房间显得大一点的巧妙办法.
The use of mirrors in a room is an artifice to make the room look larger.