riffraff
英 ['rɪfræf]
美
- n. 乌合之众；流氓
- adj. 微贱的
英英释意
- 1. disparaging terms for the common people
英文词源
- 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.)).
实用场景例句
- THE " MOVEMENT OF THE RIFFRAFF "
- 所谓 “ 痞子运动 ”
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- The army should strictly discipline riffraff.
- 部队要严格管教那些兵油子.
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