hocus-pocus
n. 哄骗
If you describe something as hocus-pocus, you disapprove of it because you think it is false and intended to trick or deceive people.
It is unlikely he would have mistaken hocus-pocus for genuine knowledge.
他不可能把骗人的把戏错当成真正的知识。
1. verbal misrepresentation intended to take advantage of you in some way
It is unlikely he would have mistaken hocus-pocus for genuine knowledge.
他不可能把骗人的把戏错当成真正的知识。
It is just as likely that he was a charlatan peddling hocus - pocus.
他过去恰恰很可能是个挨家挨户行骗的江湖医生.
And apparently a little hocus - pocus.
且明显的有点神奇.