raffish


adj. 名誉不好的;卑鄙的;无赖的

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raffish 声名狼籍的,放荡的

来自 riff-raff,乌合之众,地痞流氓,-ish,形容词后缀。

英文词源

raffish
raffish: see raft
raffish (adj.)
"disreputable, vulgar," 1795, from raff "people," usually of a lower sort (1670s), probably from rif and raf (mid-14c.) "everyone," from Middle English raf, raffe "one and all, everybody" (see riffraff). Related: Raffishly; raffishness.

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1. He was handsome in a raffish kind of way.
他的帅是一种放荡不羁的帅。
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2. The theatre's raffish auditorium recalls an earlier era.
剧院俗丽的观众席让人想起早先的时代。
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3. He was drinking cheap champagne with a raffish air.
他喝着廉价的香槟酒,样子十分放荡.
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4. Why let all the people dream of having such a don't catch mice, raffish cat?
为什么让各国人民都梦想拥有那样一只不抓老鼠, 不务正业的猫?
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