hocus-pocus
/ˈhəʊkəsˈpəʊkəs/noun
mass noun
1- meaningless talk or activity, often designed to draw attention away from and disguise what is actually happening胡诌, 胡言乱语; 花招（常为了分散注意力或掩饰真相）：
some people still view psychology as a lot of hocus-pocus.
一些人仍旧视心理学为一派胡言乱语。
1.1
- a form of words often used by a person performing conjuring tricks霍克斯波克思（变魔术时常用语）。
1.2
- US deception; trickery〈美〉欺诈, 欺骗; 花招, 诡计。
词源
early 17th cent.: from hax pax max Deus adimax, a pseudo-Latin phrase used as a magic formula by conjurors.