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Brat N Word Bratt Rat Bræt N.孩子;顽童 英

单词 brat
音标 [bræt]
解释 n.孩子;顽童
红宝书 【英】 n. 孩子, 顽童(a badly-behaved child)
【记】 rat(耗子), 像耗子般的小孩
字源 brat (n.)
c.1500, slang, "beggar's child," originally northern, Midlands and western England dialect word for "makeshift or ragged garment;" probably the same word as Old English bratt "cloak," which is from a Celtic source (compare Old Irish bratt "cloak, cloth"). The modern meaning is perhaps from notion of "child's apron." Hollywood Brat Pack (modeled on 1950s Rat Pack) is from 1985.
不择手段背单词 n. (被宠坏乳臭未干调皮捣蛋举止粗鲁的)小鬼, 顽童
【记】1)读: 不爱他. 顽童没人爱. 2)读: 捕rat(n 耗子), 顽童喜欢捕老鼠.
趣味全助记 【记】boy rat 小老鼠般的男孩

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