| 词汇 | trickster |
| 释义 | trickster noun[ C ] disapprovinguk /ˈtrɪk.stər/ us /ˈtrɪk.stɚ/ a person who deceives people: 骗子 a confidence trickster靠赢取别人信任来行骗的人 Synonyms cheatermainly US con artist Dishonest people birther cadger charmer cheat cheater deceiver fibber hoaxer humbug hustler hypocrite liar mountebank perjurer profiteer rigger scammer schemer wheeler-dealer Examples of trickstertrickster In actuality, he has little in common with the traditional suitors of romantic comedy, being associated rather with the trickster figures of earlier popular performance. This more emotionally charged setting creates a more intense characterisation of the blues that is musically analogous to the aggressive trickster figure. Thus, it is superiority in wit that allows the trickster to gain the upper hand. Like the double entendres of the signifying trickster character, the music of the blues encompasses several contradictory elements. In the blues tradition, this trickster figure is often represented as the devil. The trickster represents everything one would like to do but cannot. In so doing, the narrators mark themselves as signifying tricksters whose actions fall outside of the boundaries established by societal norms. It is this assumption of the trickster persona and its liminal position that allows the blues musician to signify. Similarly, the trickster figure appears in the early blues tradition. This use of the trickster, along with his associated mediatory function, signifying language, and mischievous exploits, is actuated through border crossings. And these devil clowns can in turn trace their ancestry to the imps and tricksters of folk performance and ritual. Second, the trickster figure can be perceived as the singer's alter ego, as in songs about the boll weevil and similar folk characters. First, the singer identifies with the trickster's character traits through pseudo-autobiographical content in song narratives, particularly in expressing socially aggressive or unacceptable exploits. The trickster figure is often portrayed as one who lives outside the margins of society. This is the realm of the trickster figure. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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