A conman is a person who tricks people in order to take their money. He wins your trust, then cheats you — a fake investment, a sad story that is not true, a “prize” you have to pay for.

A conman isconman指的是 in order to take their money為了拿走別人的錢， a person who tricks people而去騙人的人。 He wins your trust他先贏得你的信任， then cheats you然後騙你—— a fake investment像是假的投資、 a sad story that is not true編造的悲情故事、 a "prize" you have to pay for要你付錢才能拿到的「獎品」。

The word is informal and sharp in tone; it names someone as a cheat, not a job they would print on a card.

The word is informal and sharp in tone這個詞語氣不正式又帶著銳利感； it names someone as a cheat它是在指出某人是騙子， not a job they would print on a card而不是他們會印在名片上的職業。

Though actually, people of any gender can do this; English also says con artist, which does not mark gender, and many writers now prefer that. You will also see it written as two words, con man.

Though actually不過其實， people of any gender can do this任何性別的人都可能這麼做； English also says con artist英文也會說con artist， which does not mark gender這個說法不標示性別， and many writers now prefer that現在很多作者比較喜歡用它。 You will also see it written as two words你也會看到它被拆成兩個字寫， con man也就是con man。

Nearby talk: to con someone (the verb) and a con (the trick itself). It is not a magician: the conjurer wants applause; the conman wants your wallet.

Nearby talk相關的說法還有： to con someone (the verb)to con someone（當動詞用） and a con (the trick itself)和a con（指騙局本身）。 It is not a magician它不是魔術師： the conjurer wants applauseconjurer要的是掌聲； the conman wants your walletconman要的是你的錢包。