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单词 scoundrel
释义

scoundrel

English

Etymology

Possibly related to northern English or Scottish scunner (to shrink back in fear or loathing) (Encyclopædia Britannica 1911).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈskaʊ̯ndɹəl/
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Noun

scoundrel (plural scoundrels)

  1. A mean, worthless fellow; a rascal; a villain; a person without honour or virtue.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:villain
    • 1734, [Alexander Pope], An Essay on Man. [], epistle IV, London: Printed for J[ohn] Wilford, [], OCLC 960856019, lines 201–202, page 14:
      Go! if your ancient but ignoble blood / Has crept thro' Scoundrels ever ſince the Flood.

Derived terms

  • scoundrelish, scoundrelly, scoundrelous, scoundrelously

Translations

Further reading

  • scoundrel”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
  • Scoundrel in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911)
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