a person who deceives others, especially in order to trick them out of their money; a charlatan 江湖骗子;假充内行者 ■(historical)a person who sold patent medicines in public places (史)(在公共场所)出售成药者
派生 mountebankery noun 语源
late 16th cent.: from Italian montambanco, from the imperative phrase monta in banco! 'climb on the bench!' (with allusion to the raised platform used to attract an audience)