Word · Frequency #21347
charlatan
骗子；江湖骗子；招摇撞骗者
a flamboyant deceiver; someone who attracts people with tricks or jokes
- 1.
A malicious trickster; a fake person, especially one who deceives for personal profit.
恶意的骗子；为谋私利而欺骗的假人。
- 2.
a flamboyant deceiver; one who attracts customers with tricks or jokes
招摇撞骗者；以花招或玩笑招揽顾客的人
恶意的骗子；为谋私利而欺骗的假人。；招摇撞骗者；以花招或玩笑招揽顾客的人；庸医；[医] 庸医；江湖医
In use
The man selling miracle cures was exposed as a charlatan.
She realized too late that her financial adviser was a charlatan who only wanted her money.
Real scientists know that this popular "expert" is actually a charlatan.
be a charlatan
charlatan 既可指卖假药的庸医，也可泛指任何冒充内行的骗子。
That self-styled doctor turned out to be a charlatan.
那位自封的医生原来是个江湖骗子。
call sb a charlatan
call + 宾语 + 名词可表示“称某人为……”。
The newspaper called him a charlatan who sold fake remedies.
报纸称他是贩卖假药的江湖骗子。
dismiss sb as a charlatan
dismiss sb as... 意为“把某人视为……而不予理会”。
Connections
Collocations
- a charlatan doctor
- 江湖郎中；庸医
- The charlatan doctor prescribed the same tonic for every illness.那个江湖医生对什么病都开同一种补药。
- expose someone as a charlatan
- 揭穿某人是骗子
- The investigation exposed the self-proclaimed healer as a charlatan.调查揭穿了那个自称神医的人其实是骗子。
- a political charlatan
- 政治骗子
- Voters are tired of political charlatans who break every promise.选民厌倦了那些不遵守任何承诺的政治骗子。
- brand someone a charlatan
- 公开称某人为骗子
- The rival campaign branded him a charlatan in its ads.对手的竞选活动在广告中称他为骗子。
- nothing but a charlatan
- 不过是个骗子
- They soon realized the guru was nothing but a charlatan.他们很快意识到那个大师不过是个骗子。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记法：读作‘沙尔拉坦’，想象一个穿花袍的江湖骗子念咒耍把戏骗钱——charlatan=江湖骗子。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：formal writing or speeches、describing people who fake expertise or qualifications 该词属于偏正式、书面化的用语，通常用于形容假装有专业知识或技能的人（如江湖医生、伪专家）。日常口语中较少使用，更常说 fraud 或 impostor。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都不与 charlatan 构成严格押韵（charlatan 的重音在 /ˈʃɑr/，这些词的重音或元音不同）。其中 curtain、button、cotton、sultan 都有非重读尾音 /tən/；skeleton 的 /lətən/ 与 charlatan 的 /lətən/ 完全相同。Satan 拼写以 -atan 结尾，是形近词，但实际读 /ˈseɪtən/，不要按 charlatan 的拼读类推。
Learn the forms together
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Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.