faitour

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A charlatan or imposter, especially one pretending to be ill, or to tell fortunes. archaic
    — Allas sayd kynge Lot I am ashamed / for by my defaute ther is many a worshipful man slayne / for and we had ben to gyders there hadde ben none hooste vnder the heuen that had ben abel for to haue matched with vs / This fayter with his prophecye hath mocked me
    Alas, said King Lot, I am ashamed, for through my absence many a distinguished man has been slain, for if we had been together there would have been no host under heaven that could have matched us; this faitour has mocked me with his prophecy.

词形变化

faitours plural faitor alternative faytor alternative fayter alternative

词源

From Middle English faitour, from Anglo-Norman faitour (cognate with Old French faitor (“doer, maker”), from Latin factor, factōrem, from facere (“do, make”).
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