trickster

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
英 /ˈtɹɪk.stə/|[ˈtɹ̝̊ʷɪk.stə]    美 /ˈtɹɪk.stɚ/|[ˈtɹ̝̊ɪk.stɚ] ~ [ˈtɹ̝̊ɪk.stɹ̩]

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Any of numerous figures featuring in various mythologies and folk traditions, who use guile and secret knowledge to challenge authority and play tricks and pranks on others with their acts of trickery; any similar figure in literature.
    — 1991, Alan R. Velie (compiler and editor), American Indian Literature: An Anthology, Revised edition, page 44, The trickster is one of the oldest and most widespread of mythological and literary figures. […] As the name implies, the trickster is, on one level—probably the most important—an amoral practical joker who wanders about playing pranks on unsuspecting victims […] With all the fluctuations, certain things about the trickster are predictable: he is always a wanderer, always hungry, and usually oversexed. Tricksters abound in folktales […] .
  2. One who plays tricks or pranks on others.
    — A skilled trickster knows how to outsmart their enemies with ease.
  3. One who performs tricks (parts of a magician act or entertainingly difficult physical actions).
    — Our fellow trickster will perform some impressive magic tricks tonight.
  4. An impish or playful person.
  5. A fraud or cheat (person who performs a trick or hoax full of falsehoods for the purpose of unlawful gain).
    — That shady trickster faked being a psychic advisor to spread misinformation and gain profit.
动词 v.
  1. To engage in the antics of a trickster; to play tricks. intransitive

词形变化

tricksters plural tricksters present,singular,third-person trickstering participle,present trickstered participle,past trickstered past

词汇关系

衍生词
tricksterish tricksterism trickstress
相关词
confidence trickster three-card trickster trick

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
English trick
Proto-West Germanic *-astrijā
Old English -estre
Middle English -estere
English -ster
English trickster
From trick + -ster.
词源 2
Etymology tree
English trick
Proto-West Germanic *-astrijā
Old English -estre
Middle English -estere
English -ster
English trickster
From trick + -ster.
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