| 单词 | quackery |
| 释义 | quackery (once / 13416 pages) n Quackery is when someone pretends to have experience or knowledge, especially in the field of medicine. It's quackery when someone poses as a doctor. If a person fakes being a medical doctor, that's quackery. You can also call it quackery when a company sells an herb or supplement or diet aid that doesn't actually do anything. Some doctors feel that any alternative medicine is nothing but quackery, while others believe that some of these things — like meditation or acupuncture — really work for patients. Quackery is from the 1690's, from a Dutch root word, quacksalver, "hawker of salve." WORD FAMILYquackery: quackeries+/quack: quacked, quacker, quackery, quacking, quacks USAGE EXAMPLESNever mind that such quackery, while pretending to be rooted in economics, merely turns the “white working class” into just another branch of identity politics. The Guardian(Nov 15, 2016) Incidences of such quackery should be reduced by a study published in this week’s Lancet by Dr Charman and his colleagues. Economist(Oct 27, 2016) “It is an option. It’s not just some quackery where this vet comes over and puts your pet to sleep,” said Beyer. Washington Times(Sep 25, 2016) 1n medical practice and advice based on observation and experience in ignorance of scientific findings Syn|Hyper empiricism medical practice the practice of medicine 2n the dishonesty of a charlatan Syn|Hyper charlatanism dishonesty, knavery lack of honesty; acts of lying or cheating or stealing |
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