harum-scarum

短语

a. 冒失的, 轻率的, 鲁莽的 adv. 轻率地, 鲁莽地 n. 粗心的人, 粗心, 鲁莽行为

发音

US /ˌhɛəɹəmˈskɛəɹəm/

词形变化

harum-scarums 复数 harum-scarums

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A giddy, rash person.

adj.
  1. 1.

    wild, careless, irresponsible

    1832, Edward Bulwer Lytton, Eugene Aram Lester's good heart will be to hear that little Peter is so improved;--no longer a dissolute, harum-scarum fellow, throwing away his money, and always in debt.

adv.
  1. 1.

    wildly, carelessly, irresponsibly

    1800, Maria Edgeworth, Castle Rackrent […] for he never looked after anything at all, but harum-scarum called for everything as if we were conjurors, or he in a public-house.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 5

lunatic daredevil hothead madcap swashbuckler

上位词 2

adventurer venturer

下位词 1

tearaway
形容词

同义词 5

carefree happy-go-lucky free-wheeling devil-may-care slaphappy

近义相关 1

irresponsible
副词

同义词 1

pell-mell

词源

Uncertain. Likely from hare (“harass, harry”) 'em (“them”) and scare 'em (“frighten them”); alternately the first element may be from hare (“rabbit-like animals”), or the second element may be a variant of stare. Attested from the late 17th century. Compare English willy-nilly of the same meaning.

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