Craftiness is the noun: the quality of being good at getting what you want by clever planning, and by keeping the plan partly secret. It is the fox’s gift in a children’s story, and also a word for a person who always seems one step ahead — in a way that makes you admire them a little and not quite trust them.

Craftinesscraftiness is是 the noun名詞, the quality of being good at getting what you want擅長靠聰明計畫得到自己想要的東西 by clever planning透過聰明的計畫, and而且 by keeping the plan partly secret把計畫部分保密. It它 is the fox's gift是狐狸的天賦 in a children's story在童話故事裡, and而且 also a word for a person也是形容一種人的詞 who always seems one step ahead總是好像早一步想到, in a way以一種方式 that makes you admire them a little讓你有點佩服他們 and並 not quite trust them又不太信任他們。

It can sound almost playful (“the craftiness of the plan”) or quite unkind, depending on the voice. You would not put it on a school report as praise.

It它 can sound可以聽起來 almost playful幾乎是俏皮的 (the craftiness of the plan這計畫的craftiness) or或者 quite unkind相當不客氣, depending on取決於 the voice語氣. You你 would not不會 put it放進 on a school report學校成績單 as praise當作稱讚。

Though actually, the pieces are simple and old: take crafty and add -ness, the ending that turns a way of being into a thing you can name (kind → kindness, dark → darkness). The “skill” history is still sitting inside the word, but the living meaning has slid toward trickery.

Though actually不過實際上, the pieces這些組成部分 are simple and old很簡單也很古老: take crafty拿crafty and加上 add -ness字尾-ness, the ending這個字尾 that turns a way of being把一種特質 into a thing you can name變成一個可以說出來的名詞 (kind → kindnesskind變kindness, dark → darknessdark變darkness)。 The skill「技巧」的 history歷史 is still sitting inside the word仍然留在這個字裡面, but但是 the living meaning現在活著的意思 has slid toward trickery已經滑向狡詐了。

If you mean the honest skill of making things well, that is craftsmanship, not craftiness.

If you mean如果你指的是 the honest skill of making things well老老實實把東西做好的技術, that那 is craftsmanship才是craftsmanship, not craftiness不是craftiness。