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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary des·per·a·do (plural -does or -dos) ETYMOLOGY probably alteration of obsolete desperatedesperado, from desperate, adjective DATE 1647 : a bold or violent criminal; especially : a bandit of the western United States in the 19th century English Etymology desperado 1610, "a person in despair," mock-Spanish version of desperate(n.) "reckless criminal" (1563),from L. desperatus (see desperation). There was an adj. desperado in O.Sp., meaning "out of hope, desperate," but apparently it never was used as a noun and it probably has nothing to do with the Eng. word. Meaning "a desperate or reckless man" is recorded from 1647. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 desperado des·per·ado / 7despE5rB:dEu; NAmE -dou / noun(pl. -oes or -os) (old-fashioned) a man who does dangerous and criminal things without caring about himself or other people 暴徒；歹徒；亡命之徒 Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged des·per·a·do \ˌdespəˈrä](ˌ)dō, -rā], -rȧ]\ noun (plural desperadoes also desperados) Etymology: probably alteration (influenced by Spanish -ado, as in renegado) of desperate (II) 1. obsolete : one in despair or in desperate straits 2. : a bold or violent criminal; typically : a bandit of the western frontier < bands of desperadoes lay in wait every few miles along the highway — Green Peyton > |
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