scalawag

n. 流氓, 无赖, 不中用的牲口

词形变化

scalawags 复数 scalawags

别名

scallawag scalliwag scallywag skalawag

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A disreputable fellow, a good-for-nothing, a scapegrace, a blackguard.

    贬义
  2. 2.

    A badly behaved person, especially a child; a mischief-maker; a rascal.

    非正式
  3. 3.

    A scrawny cow.

    古体 贬义
  4. 4.

    Any white Southerner who supported the federal plan of Reconstruction after the American Civil War or who joined with the black freedmen and the carpetbaggers in support of Republican Party policies.

    美国 古体 贬义 历史
  5. 5.

    rogue police; rogue military personnel

    政治 法律 军事

词汇关系

名词

同义词 9

monkey rascal rogue knave scamp imp scallywag rapscallion varlet

上位词 10

kid child minor fry villain scoundrel youngster nipper shaver tyke

下位词 3

terror brat holy terror

词源

Of obscure origin, perhaps from the name of the Shetland village of Scalloway (from Old Norse Skálavágr), known for its dwarf ponies and dwarf cattle.

来源：wiktionary