scapegrace

英 ['skeɪpgreɪs] 美
  • n. 饭桶；不可救药的恶棍；流氓
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中文词源

scapegrace 流氓，恶棍

缩写自 escape,脱离，grace,恩泽，特指上帝的恩典。比喻用法。

英语词源

scapegrace (n.)
1767, from scape (v.) + grace (n.); as if "one who escapes the grace of God." Possibly influenced by scapegoat.

权威例句

1. Poor George , only a year older than his scapegrace brother, looked sixty.
可怜的乔治才比他那放荡不羁的弟弟大一岁, 却显得有六十岁了.

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