trickster

英 [ˈtrɪkstə(r)]

美 [ˈtrɪkstər]

n.  骗子

复数：tricksters　

法律

BNC.23455 / COCA.17721

牛津词典

noun

• 骗子
  a person who tricks or cheats people

柯林斯词典

• 骗子;(常指)诈骗钱财的人
  Atricksteris a person who deceives or cheats people, often in order to get money from them.

英英释义

noun

• a mischievous supernatural being found in the folklore of many primitive people
• someone who leads you to believe something that is not true
  Synonym:deceivercheatcheaterbeguilerslicker
• someone who plays practical jokes on others
  Synonym:prankstercut-uptrickerhoaxerpractical joker

双语例句

• The first part exhibits different forms of Tricksters before Spiritual Journey in connection with Miltonic Samson, in which we may find similar attributes in the beginning stage of a Trickster journey: Samson the Promethean hero and Samson the Trickster monkey.
  第一章论述了弥尔顿的参孙在精神之旅前所展示的不同形态，如偷火的普罗米修斯，神猴孙悟空，以及他们如何用物质的手段造福于人类。
• A plausible trickster, rogue, liar, etc
  花言巧语的骗子、无赖、说谎大王等
• Any self-evolver must be a coyote trickster.
  所有自进化者必须是像土狼一样高明的魔术师。
• Whatever the prank, the trickster usually ends it by yelling to his victim, April Fool!
  不管是什么恶作剧，搞恶作剧的人通常在最后会对被搞的人喊一句：四月傻瓜！
• A Re-Reading of the Multi-Faceted Figure of the Indian Trickster
  印第安传统文化初探（之二）&印第安恶作剧者多层面形象的再解读
• Moreover, trickster legends help reinforce social rules and maintain social order.
  骗子故事还有助于强化社会规则，维持社会秩序。
• Usually a trickster's life is pathetic.
  通常一个骗子的一生都是很可怜的。
• The trickster archetype is demonstrated in many legends, such as the Stingy Jack in Irish legends, Yankee and Yankee peddlers, and various tricksters in Indian legends.
  骗子原型可通过爱尔兰吝啬鬼杰克，美国佬和美国小贩，以及印第安传说中的各种恶作剧者等幽默人物得到体现。
• She is a trickster in true form.
  她才是真正的伪君子。
• The slyest trickster of our time.
  当代最狡猾的骗子。