saltimbanque

n. 骗子,江湖骗子,江湖医生

词形变化

saltimbanques 复数 saltimbanques

别名

saltimbank

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Tumbler, street acrobat.

    1960, Henry Miller, Nexus, Obelisk Press, Chapter 13, Another day my hands might wander over the keys with the felicity of a Borgia’s murderous paw. Choosing the staccato technique, I would ape the quibblers and quipsters of the Ghibellines. Or put it on, like a saltimbanque performing for a feeble-minded monarch.

词源

From French saltimbanque, from Italian saltimbanco, from saltare (“to jump”) + banco (“bench, platform, stage”).

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