| 单词 | ruffian |
|---|---|
| 音标 | ['rʌfiən] |
| 解释 | n.恶棍，歹徒；a.残暴的 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 n. 恶棍，歹徒(lawless person)；adj. 残暴的(brutal, violent) |
| 字源 | ruffian (n.) 1530s, "a boisterous, brutal fellow, one ready to commit any crime," from Middle French rufian "a pimp" (15c.), from Italian ruffiano "a pander, pimp," of uncertain origin, perhaps from a Germanic source related to rough (adj.), but Dutch roffiaan, German Ruffian are said to be from French. English meaning might have been influenced by similarity of sound to rough. Related: Ruffianly. The Romanic words (such as Medieval Latin ruffianus, Provençal rufian, Catalan rufia, Spanish rufian) preserve the sense of "protector or owner of whores." For sense evolution in English, compare bully (n.). |
| 不择手段背单词 | n. 恶棍; 歹徒; adj 残暴的 【记】做了ruffian就会rueful. ruffian = rufang: 总是想着rufang(自己拼)－歹徒. (此法非我想) |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】rough 粗暴，粗野 + 音：犯→粗暴的罪犯→歹徒；rough + fan 迷，狂热爱好者，粗暴的爱好者→恶棍 |
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