单词
caitiff
英 ['ke?t?f]
美
基本信息
- adj. 卑劣的；胆小的
- n. 卑鄙的人；胆小鬼
英文词源
- caitiff (adj.)
- c. 1300, "wicked, base, cowardly," from Old North French caitive "captive, miserable" (Old French chaitif, 12c., Modern French chétif "puny, sickly, poor, weak"), from Latin captivum (see captive, which was a later, scholarly borrowing of the same word). In most Romance languages, it has acquired a pejorative sense.
- caitiff (n.)
- c. 1300, "wicked man, scoundrel," from Anglo-French caitif, noun use from Old North French caitive "captive, miserable" (see caitiff (adj.)). From mid-14c as "prisoner."
双语例句
- 1. I am Robin Hood, as thy caitiff carcase soon shall know. "
- 我乃罗宾汉是也, 你这匹夫马上就会知道我的厉害. ”
来自英汉文学 - 汤姆历险
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