charlatan

'ʃɑ:lәtәn

GRE

n a flamboyant deceiver; one who attracts customers with tricks or jokes

n. 庸医
[医] 庸医, 江湖医

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charlatan 源于意大利语 ciarlatano，意为“说话者”。这个词没有明显的词根词缀，但可以联想到“char”与“talk”有关，暗示其与虚假言辞相关。

例句

1. The man claimed to be a doctor, but everyone knew he was just a charlatan.

那个男人声称自己是医生，但每个人都知道他只是个骗子。

2. Many charlatans take advantage of people's fears to sell fake remedies.

许多骗子利用人们的恐惧来销售假药。

3. The investigation revealed that the so-called "expert" was nothing more than a charlatan.

调查显示，这个所谓的“专家”不过是个骗子。