demagogue
/ˈdeməgɒg/noun
1- a political leader who seeks support by appealing to popular desires and prejudices rather than by using rational argument蛊惑民心的政客。
1.1
- (in ancient Greece and Rome) a leader or orator who espoused the cause of the common people(古希腊和古罗马)平民领袖(或演说家)。
派生词
demagogic
/ˌdeməˈgɒgɪk/ adjectivedemagoguery
/-gɒgərɪ/ noundemagogy
noun词源
mid 17th cent.: from Greek dēmagōgos, from dēmos 'the people'+agōgos 'leading' (from agein 'to lead').