desperado

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n. 亡命之徒 [法] 亡命之徒, 暴徒

发音

US
UK /dɛspəˈɹɑːdəʊ/

词形变化

desperadoes 复数 desperadoes desperados desperados 复数

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A bold outlaw, especially one from southern portions of the Wild West.

  2. 2.

    A person in desperate circumstances or who is at the point of desperation, such as a down-and-outer, an addict, etc.

    非正式
  3. 3.

    A person who is desperately in love or is desperate for a romantic or sexual relationship.

    非正式
  4. 4.

    A piece that seems determined to give itself up, typically to bring about stalemate or perpetual check.

    游戏

词汇关系

名词

上位词 5

criminal crook outlaw felon malefactor

词源

From obsolete Spanish desperado, past participle of desperar, archaic form of desesperar (“to despair”), from Latin disperare (“to despair, to lose hope”), from prefix dis- + sperare (“to hope”). Doublet of desperate.

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