humbug
noun /ˈhʌmbʌɡ/
/ˈhʌmbʌɡ/
- [uncountable] (old-fashioned) dishonest language or behaviour that is intended to trick people
谎言;骗人的把戏;欺骗行为 - political humbug
政治骗术
- political humbug
- [countable] (old-fashioned) a person who is not sincere or honest
虚伪的人 - [countable] (British English) a hard sweet made from boiled sugar, especially one that tastes of peppermint
硬糖;(尤指)薄荷糖
词源mid 18th cent. (in the senses ‘hoax, trick’ and ‘deceiver’): of unknown origin.