mountebank
音标:['mauntibæŋk]
n. 江湖郎中, 骗子
◆记忆方法一:
mount表示“山”,bank表示“银行”。(开在山上的银行一定是江湖骗子开的)
◆记忆方法二:
词根词缀记忆法:mountebank n 江湖骗子(mounte+bank(即bench)→登上长椅[卖假药]→江湖骗子),mount=ascend,表示“登上”
I remember. there was an impudent mountebank who sold pills which(as he told the country people)were very good against an earthquake(Joseph Addison.
我记得…有一个厚颜无耻的商人来推销能(据他对村民们所说的)对付地震极为有效的药片(约瑟夫·艾迪生)。
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