
名词,指粗暴的人、恶棍、流氓。通常用来形容行为野蛮、喜欢使用暴力的人。
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The ruffian pushed the old man aside and ran away with his bag.
那个恶棍推开老人,抢走了他的包就跑了。
A gang of ruffians had been terrorizing the neighborhood for weeks, and the residents finally decided to report them to the authorities.
一伙流氓已经在社区里横行霸道了好几个星期,居民们终于决定向当局举报。
ruffian 最早出现在16世纪的英语中,可能源自意大利语 ruffiano,原意为"皮条客"或"无赖"。也有学者认为它与中古法语 rufien 有关。这个词传入英语后,含义逐渐扩大,泛指一切行为粗暴、好斗的恶棍或暴徒。