caitiff

英 ['keɪtɪf] 美
  • adj. 卑劣的;胆小的
  • n. 卑鄙的人;胆小鬼

英文词源


caitiff (adj.)
c. 1300, "wicked, base, cowardly," from Old North French caitive "captive, miserable" (Old French chaitif, 12c., Modern French chétif "puny, sickly, poor, weak"), from Latin captivum (see captive, which was a later, scholarly borrowing of the same word). In most Romance languages, it has acquired a pejorative sense.
caitiff (n.)
c. 1300, "wicked man, scoundrel," from Anglo-French caitif, noun use from Old North French caitive "captive, miserable" (see caitiff (adj.)). From mid-14c as "prisoner."

双语例句


1. I am Robin Hood, as thy caitiff carcase soon shall know. "
我乃罗宾汉是也, 你这匹夫马上就会知道我的厉害. ”

来自英汉文学 - 汤姆历险

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