grifter
英 [ˈɡrɪf.tər]
美 [ˈɡrɪf.tɚ]
- n. 骗子；小偷
中文词源
grifter 骗子
来自graft, 受贿。引申义骗子。
英语词源
- grifter (n.)
- "confidence trickster," 1906, carnival and circus slang, probably an alteration of grafter (see graft (n.2); also compare grift). Gradually extended to "any non-violent criminal."
权威例句
- 1. Spenser was a sleazy grifter who said he had a lot of money.
- 斯宾塞是个庸俗的骗子,他说他有很多钱.
- 2. Be careful not to be cheated by the grifter?
- 小心别上骗子的当!
- 3. Before becoming a grifter, Albert used to be a shoe salesman in the American Mid - West.
- 从事欺诈之前,阿尔伯特曾在美国中西部做卖鞋的生意.