riffraff

FREQ #26086

n. 流氓 [法] 暴徒, 流氓

发音

其它 /ˈɹɪfɹæf/

词形变化

riffraffs 复数 riffraffs

别名

riff-raff

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The rabble; crowds; people of a low, disreputable or undesirable class or position.

    废物

    贱民

    下等人

    流氓

    乌合之众

    贬义 非正式 不可数

    They started charging a modest fee in an effort to keep the riffraff out.

  2. 2.

    Sweepings; refuse.

    非正式 不可数

词汇关系

名词

同义词 3

rabble ragtag ragtag and bobtail

上位词 2

folks folk

下位词 2

trash scum

词源

From Old French rif et raf (“one and all”), of Germanic origin. The first word is from rifler (“to scrape off”) and the last is from raffler, related to rafler (“to plunder”).

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