请输入您要查询的英文单词：

　

单词 mountebank
释义

mountebank

​noun
DEFINITIONS1
  1. 1
    an old word for a person who is adept at manipulating or defrauding people. Often sociable, stylish, confident, and associating with people of wealth.
    Those we would call quacks and mountebanks abounded.
    Submitted by:
    John Bavister from United Kingdom on 31/01/2016
    Open Dictionary - January2016

mountebank

​noun countable ​old-fashioned
US /ˈmaʊntəˌbæŋk/
Word Forms
singularmountebank
pluralmountebanks
DEFINITIONS2
  1. 1
    someone who pretends to be someone they are not or pretends to be able to do things they cannot do
    Synonyms and related words
    People who are considered dishonest or insincere
    liar
    cheat
    hypocrite
  2. 2
    an old word for a person who is adept at manipulating or defrauding people. Often sociable, stylish, confident, and associating with people of wealth.
    Those we would call quacks and mountebanks abounded.
    Submitted by:
    John Bavister from United Kingdom on 31/01/2016
    Open Dictionary - January2016

View the pronunciation for mountebank.
随便看

　

英语词典包含67175条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。

　

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间：2025/1/11 6:41:15