mountebank
US /ˈmaʊntɪbæŋk/
UK /ˈmaʊntɪbæŋk/
名詞
江湖騙子, 吹牛者, 騙子
a person who deceives others, especially to trick them out of money; a charlatan
範例:
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The traveling salesman was a true mountebank, selling fake elixirs to unsuspecting villagers.
那個旅行推銷員是個十足的江湖騙子，向毫無戒心的村民兜售假藥。
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He exposed the politician as a mountebank who made grand promises but delivered nothing.
他揭露那位政客是個只會誇誇其談卻一無所成的江湖騙子。