The magician's deception amazed the audience, as they couldn't figure out the trick.

deception 是名词，来自动词 deceive（欺骗）。deceive 由前缀 de-（表示"离开、去除"）和拉丁词根 ceive（来自 capere，意为"拿取"）组成，字面意思是"拿走（真相）"。deception 指"欺骗行为或手段"，在魔术表演中指"让观众产生错觉的技巧"。