| 单词 | riffraff |
|---|---|
| 音标 | ['rifræf] |
| 解释 | n. (贬)乌合之众,群氓 |
| 红宝书 | 无 |
| 字源 | riffraff (n.) also riff-raff, late 15c., from earlier rif and raf "one and all, everybody, every scrap," also "sweepings, refuse" (mid-14c.), from Old French rif et raf, from rifler "to spoil, strip" (see rifle (v.)). Second element from raffler "carry off," related to rafle "plundering," or from raffer "to snatch, to sweep together" (see raffle (n.)). |
| 不择手段背单词 | 无 |
| 趣味全助记 | 无 |
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