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Rapscallion N 无 Ræp'skæljən 流氓,恶棍 1690s Alteration Rascallion

单词 rapscallion
音标 [ræp'skæljən]
解释 n. 流氓,恶棍
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字源 rapscallion (n.)
1690s, alteration of rascallion (1640s), a fanciful elaboration of rascal (q.v.). It had a parallel in now-extinct rampallion (1590s), from Middle English ramp (n.2) "ill-behaved woman."
不择手段背单词 n. 流氓; 恶棍
【记】rap = rape(v 强奸), scallion-流氓
【类】rapscallion: mischievous = sluggard: lazy『cavalier: arrogant』流氓是为害的 = 懒鬼是懒惰的『骑士是傲慢的』
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