英语词汇“confidence man”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

10. confidence trick (game, etc.): a method of professional swindling, in which the victim is induced to hand over money or other valuables as a token of ‘confidence’ in the sharper. confidence man: one who practises this trick; a professional swindler of respectable appearance and address. Originally U.S.

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the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > defrauding or swindling > [noun] > confidence trick

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the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > thief > defrauder or swindler > [noun] > confidence trickster

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1849 Daily Picayune (New Orleans) 21 June 1/4 ‘Well, then,’ continues the ‘confidence man’, ‘just lend me your watch till to-morrow.’

1856 Spirit of Age (Sacramento, Calif.) 14 Mar. 4/1 G. W. Meylert's now about town, playing the confidence game and making grand attempts at swindling.

1866 E. A. Pollard Southern Hist. War II. xxv. 477 President Davis..was surrounded by adventurers and ‘confidence-men’.

1867 Congr. Globe 26 Nov. 801/2 A man playing a ‘confidence game’ of the meanest description.

1873 Congr. Globe 18 Jan. 692/1 Like a ‘confidence-man’ as he is, endeavouring to hoist himself into respectability.

1884 Boston (Mass.) Jrnl. 22 Nov. 6/5 For some weeks the newspapers here have waged a war of extermination against gamblers, confidence men, thieves and others of like ilk.

1884 Spectator 9 Feb. 182/2 We know of no social puzzle equal in perplexity to the continual success of the Confidence Trick.

1886 Cent. Mag. Feb. 512/2 [They are] Confidence sharps, young feller.

1887 W. S. Gilbert Ruddigore ii. 37 There's confidence tricking, bad coin, pocket-picking, And several other disgraces.

1887 Harper's Mag. Mar. 514/1 Bertha Heymann, ‘Queen of the confidence women’.

1909 Daily Chron. 13 Nov. 4/4 Confidence-tricksters would rather meet a fly-flat than the most learned of Oxford dons; and that is also why the smart Yankee is their most common victim.

1911 N.Y. Evening Post 12 Sept. 1 S. A. Potter was arrested to-day on a charge of operating a confidence game.

1933 C. Day Lewis Magnetic Mountain 47 The Insurance Agent, the Vicar, Hard Cheese the Confidence-Tricker.

1951 E. E. Evans-Pritchard Social Anthropol. vi. 122 After giving advice to travellers..to avoid gambling and confidence tricksters.

1955 Sci. Amer. Apr. 102/3 How you would behave toward two groups, one of whom had been told beforehand that you were outgoing, friendly and warm, while the other had been informed that you were surly, hostile and suspicious. Confidence men are well aware of this feedback effect of the milieu.

1959 J. Braine Vodi v. 75 For a second he had an intimation that already on its way was some event likely to make him permanently happy, then decided not to be taken in by the confidence trick.

单词	confidence man
释义	> as lemmas confidence man 10. confidence trick (game, etc.): a method of professional swindling, in which the victim is induced to hand over money or other valuables as a token of ‘confidence’ in the sharper. confidence man: one who practises this trick; a professional swindler of respectable appearance and address. Originally U.S. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > defrauding or swindling > [noun] > confidence trick confidence trick (game, etc.)1849 con1889 the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > thief > defrauder or swindler > [noun] > confidence trickster magsman1822 confidence man1849 con artist1878 con man1889 T.B.1912 payoff man1927 pay-off1928 samfie1929 1849 Daily Picayune (New Orleans) 21 June 1/4 ‘Well, then,’ continues the ‘confidence man’, ‘just lend me your watch till to-morrow.’ 1856 Spirit of Age (Sacramento, Calif.) 14 Mar. 4/1 G. W. Meylert's now about town, playing the confidence game and making grand attempts at swindling. 1866 E. A. Pollard Southern Hist. War II. xxv. 477 President Davis..was surrounded by adventurers and ‘confidence-men’. 1867 Congr. Globe 26 Nov. 801/2 A man playing a ‘confidence game’ of the meanest description. 1873 Congr. Globe 18 Jan. 692/1 Like a ‘confidence-man’ as he is, endeavouring to hoist himself into respectability. 1884 Boston (Mass.) Jrnl. 22 Nov. 6/5 For some weeks the newspapers here have waged a war of extermination against gamblers, confidence men, thieves and others of like ilk. 1884 Spectator 9 Feb. 182/2 We know of no social puzzle equal in perplexity to the continual success of the Confidence Trick. 1886 Cent. Mag. Feb. 512/2 [They are] Confidence sharps, young feller. 1887 W. S. Gilbert Ruddigore ii. 37 There's confidence tricking, bad coin, pocket-picking, And several other disgraces. 1887 Harper's Mag. Mar. 514/1 Bertha Heymann, ‘Queen of the confidence women’. 1909 Daily Chron. 13 Nov. 4/4 Confidence-tricksters would rather meet a fly-flat than the most learned of Oxford dons; and that is also why the smart Yankee is their most common victim. 1911 N.Y. Evening Post 12 Sept. 1 S. A. Potter was arrested to-day on a charge of operating a confidence game. 1933 C. Day Lewis Magnetic Mountain 47 The Insurance Agent, the Vicar, Hard Cheese the Confidence-Tricker. 1951 E. E. Evans-Pritchard Social Anthropol. vi. 122 After giving advice to travellers..to avoid gambling and confidence tricksters. 1955 Sci. Amer. Apr. 102/3 How you would behave toward two groups, one of whom had been told beforehand that you were outgoing, friendly and warm, while the other had been informed that you were surly, hostile and suspicious. Confidence men are well aware of this feedback effect of the milieu. 1959 J. Braine Vodi v. 75 For a second he had an intimation that already on its way was some event likely to make him permanently happy, then decided not to be taken in by the confidence trick. extracted from confidencen. < as lemmas
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