varmint

FREQ #36094

n. 害虫, 流氓, 恶棍

发音

UK /ˈvɑːmɪnt/
其它
US /ˈvɑɹmɪnt/

词形变化

varmints 复数 varmints

别名

varment varmit

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A pestilent or predatory ground-borne animal, especially one that kills or harasses a farmer's animals or crops.

  2. 2.

    An obnoxious person or troublemaker.

    引申义

词汇关系

名词

同义词 2

vermin varment

上位词 5

animal beast creature brute fauna

词源

Dialectal form of vermin, derived from Latin vermis (“worm”), c. 1530–1540s. Perhaps influenced by Latin vargus (“bandit, outlaw, scoundrel”), though the pronunciation in /ɑː(ɹ)/ is more likely due to the same lowering of /ɛr/ > /ar/ found in carve < Middle English kerven and starve < Middle English sterven. The final syllable is probably altered after -ment; compare parchment < Middle English parchemyn.

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