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外刊例句
- One sure giveaway of quack medicine is the claim that a product can treat any ailment.
有一种绝对能推销出去狗皮膏药的方法就是说它包治百病。
——《经济学人》 - Here, the nexus of quack pharma and industry-owned politicians has produced quite a windfall: nearly one in four dollars in the supplement market passes through this state.
在这里,补品业的奸商和为该行业服务的政客相互勾结,大发横财:在补品市场上,几乎每4美元中就有1美元流经了犹他州。
——《纽约时报》
基本释义
[noun] a person who dishonestly claims to have medical knowledge or skills
[名词] 虚假声称拥有医学知识或技能的人
深入解读
中国历史上有所谓的“江湖郎中”,西方社会中也有此类人物,在英语中称为quacksalver,缩写为quack。quack原本表示“鸭子的嘎嘎叫声”,salve表示“膏药”,salver表示“卖膏药的人”。之所以将江湖郎中称为quacksalver,是因为这些江湖郎中在沿街叫卖膏药时,大吹大擂的样子很像鸭子在嘎嘎叫,所以被形象地称为quacksalver。
影视用例
出自1994年美国黑色幽默犯罪片《低俗小说》(Pulp Fiction)。该片电影充斥着脏话、幽默和暴力,并以具有讽刺意味的非线性叙事来呈现,获得第67届奥斯卡金像奖最佳原创剧本奖。
英语词源
quack:嘎嘎(鸭叫声),江湖郎中
英语有两个 quack ,一指“嘎嘎”(鸭叫声),这是个拟声词,仿鸭子的叫声构成;一指“冒牌医生”、“江湖骗子”或“江湖郎中”,这是个缩略词,在16世纪原作 quacksalver ,直接借自早期现代荷兰语 quacksalver (现作 kwakzalver )。
quacksalver 意指“庸医”或“江湖医生”,因为此类人总是沿街地叫卖药膏( salve )及“万应药”等假药,并像鸭子那样嘎嘎叫(quack)地吹嘘这些药能治百病来骗钱害人。嗣后 quacksalver 被缩略为 quack 。早在1830年 quack 在美国英语也被称作 medicine man 。(更多)
常见短语
“quack” 通常用来表示鸭叫声,也可以表示冒充专业人士或庸医。以下是与这个词相关的 50 个短语,附带中文解释:
- quack doctor – 庸医
- quack remedies – 庸医疗法
- quackery claims – 庸医宣称
- Medical quack – 医疗庸医
- quack treatments – 庸医治疗
- quack practitioner – 庸医从业者
- quackery and fraud – 庸医和欺诈
- quack medicine – 庸医药物
- quack cures – 庸医疗法
- quackery warnings – 庸医警告
- quackery scams – 庸医骗局
- quackery detection – 庸医检测
- quack remedies for ailments – 庸医用于疾病的疗法
- Expose quack practitioners – 揭露庸医从业者
- quackery in alternative medicine – 替代医学中的庸医
- quackery prevention – 庸医预防
- quack treatments for serious conditions – 庸医用于严重病症的疗法
- quackery and patient safety – 庸医和患者安全
- Avoid falling for quackery – 避免上当受骗
- quack remedies without scientific basis – 没有科学依据的庸医疗法
- quackery in the health industry – 健康产业中的庸医
- quackery exploitation – 庸医剥削
- quack detection methods – 庸医检测方法
- quackery red flags – 庸医警示
- quackery awareness – 庸医意识
- quackery and misinformation – 庸医和错误信息
- quack treatments for chronic conditions – 庸医用于慢性病的疗法
- quackery accountability – 庸医问责
- quackery testimonials – 庸医证言
- Expose and report quack practitioners – 揭露并举报庸医从业者
- quackery marketing tactics – 庸医营销策略
- quackery and online scams – 庸医和网络骗局
- quackery awareness campaigns – 庸医意识宣传活动
- quack treatments targeting vulnerable individuals – 针对易受伤者的庸医疗法
- quackery and false promises – 庸医和虚假承诺
- quackery education – 庸医教育
- quackery in dietary supplements – 膳食补充剂中的庸医
- quackery prevention measures – 庸医预防措施
- quackery and unproven therapies – 庸医和未经证实的疗法
- Report cases of quackery – 报告庸医案例
- quackery consumer protection – 庸医消费者保护
- quackery scams targeting the elderly – 针对老年人的庸医骗局
- quackery in the beauty industry – 美容行业中的庸医
- quackery claims about miracle cures – 关于神奇治疗的庸医宣称
- quackery and unsubstantiated claims – 庸医和未经证实的宣称
- Recognize and avoid quack treatments – 辨认并避免庸医疗法
- quackery exploitation of desperation – 利用绝望的庸医剥削
- quackery targeting specific demographics – 针对特定人群的庸医
- quackery and pseudoscientific practices – 庸医和伪科学实践
- Expose fraudulent quackery – 揭露欺诈性庸医
同近义词
- swindler: a person who uses deception to deprive someone of money or possessions
- charlatan: a person who claims to have knowledge or skills that they do not really have
- racketeer: a person who makes money through dishonest or illegal activities