| 词汇 | shyster |
| 释义 | shystershys·ter /ˈʃaɪstə $ -ər/ noun [countableC] especially American EnglishAmE informal DISHONESTa dishonest person, especially a lawyer or businessman 奸诈的人，不诚实的人〔尤指律师或商人〕 Examples from the Corpus shyster• Their lawyer is a shyster who would do anything to win a case.• Is it not a fitting monument to 13 years of shyster Tory Government?• Once the shysters get involved, you can be sure we'll end up in court.• We were the shysters who were into every business deal jamming the honest flow of commerce with fakery and fraud.• The Nixon lawyers confirmed the under-lying suspicions of the country-that lawyer was synonymous with shyster and crook. From Longman Business Dictionary shystershys·ter /ˈʃaɪstə-ər/ noun [countableC] American EnglishAmE informal a dishonest person, especially a lawyer (1800-1900) Probably from German scheisser “unpleasant person”, from scheiss “body waste” |
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