Word · Frequency #23455
tricksters
骗子；欺诈者
tricksters is the plural of trickster.
a person who deceives or cheats others, especially for money
常指以诡计骗取他人财物的人
- 1.
Any of numerous figures featuring in various mythologies and folk traditions, who use guile and secret knowledge to challenge authority and play tricks and pranks on others with their acts of trickery; any similar figure in literature.
神话和民间传说中运用诡计和秘密知识挑战权威、捉弄他人的角色
- 2.
One who plays tricks or pranks on others.
喜欢捉弄他人的人
- 3.
One who performs tricks (parts of a magician act or entertainingly difficult physical actions).
表演戏法的人
- 4.
An impish or playful person.
顽皮或爱开玩笑的人
- 5.
A fraud or cheat (person who performs a trick or hoax full of falsehoods for the purpose of unlawful gain).
骗子,欺诈者
爱捉弄人的人；捣蛋鬼；（神话及民间传说中的）狡黠的作弄者；恶作剧精灵；变戏法的人；表演特技的人；神话和民间传说中运用诡计和秘密知识挑战权威、捉弄他人的角色；喜欢捉弄他人的人
In use
The trickster at the party told everyone the cookies were free, but they weren't.
My little cousin is a trickster; she often hides my keys and laughs.
A good trickster knows how to play a joke without hurting anyone's feelings.
be a trickster
常用于描述欺骗或恶作剧的人。
He is a notorious trickster.
他是个臭名昭著的骗子。
trickster figure
The coyote is a common trickster figure in Native American folklore.
郊狼是北美原住民民间传说中常见的恶作剧精灵形象。
act like a trickster
Connections
Collocations
- trickster figure
- 诡计角色；恶作剧者形象
- The coyote is a common trickster figure in Native American stories.郊狼是美洲原住民故事中常见的诡计角色。
- trickster god
- 恶作剧之神
- Loki is a trickster god in Norse mythology.洛基是北欧神话中的恶作剧之神。
- cunning trickster
- 狡猾的骗子
- The fox is often portrayed as a cunning trickster in fables.狐狸在寓言中常被描绘成狡猾的骗子。
- playful trickster
- 爱开玩笑的捣蛋鬼
- The playful trickster hid his friend's keys as a joke.那个爱开玩笑的捣蛋鬼把朋友的钥匙藏了起来，当作玩笑。
- trickster tale
- 恶作剧故事；诡计故事
- This collection includes several traditional trickster tales from West Africa.这部集子收录了几则西非的传统恶作剧故事。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
trick（诡计）后面加上表人的-ster，脑海里浮现一个总爱耍诡计捉弄人的形象，就是trickster。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：mythology/folklore、casual conversation、magic/performance trickster 的语域通常随词义变化：指神话或民间传说中的角色时较正式，多用于文学或文化叙述；指爱捉弄人的人或骗子时比较口语化，常见于日常对话。选择用法时请结合上下文判断。
Grammar Note
可数名词
Pronunciation & Spelling
No common word rhymes exactly with trickster /ˈtrɪkstə/. Gangster, prankster, and hipster share the unstressed suffix -stə but have different stressed vowels, so they are not rhymes. Tricky shares the spelling and initial sound /trɪk/ but has a different ending. Mixer and fixer have the /ɪks/ sound but lack the /t/, so they are not perfect rhymes either.
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.