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mountebank n.走江湖(賣假藥)的人;江湖醫生;江湖騙子。-ery ...

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“ no , for i am only embarked in certainties , “ replied danglars , with the air of a mountebank sounding his own praises ; “ to involve me , three governments must crumble to dust . 因為我只做十拿十穩的交易, ”騰格拉爾用江湖醫生吹法螺的那種廉價的雄辯回答說。 “要弄倒我,必須有三個政府垮臺才行。 ”

He was a wretched fellow , not exactly educated , not exactly ignorant , who had been a mountebank at fairs , and a writer for the public 那個不幸的人并不是什么讀書人,但也不是完全無知無識的人,他曾在市集上賣技,也擺過書信攤。

“ i feared the woman had no better thought than to make a mountebank of her child ! “我本來擔心這女人除去拿她的孩子裝幌子再也沒有更好的想法呢! ”

Men who had lounged about all night in smock-frocks and leather leggings, came out in silken vests and hats and plumes, as jugglers or mountebanks . 夜晚穿著粗罩衫扎著皮裹腿到處游蕩的男人,現在學著變戲法和江湖藝人的裝束也挽上綢衣,戴上插有羽毛的帽子出來了。