blackguard

blackguard
[ˈblagɑːd, -gəd]
(dated)()
noun
  1. a man who behaves in a dishonourable or contemptible way
    无赖,恶棍,小人
verb
  1. [with obj.]abuse or disparage (someone) scurrilously
    虐待,侮辱,诽谤
派生
blackguardly
adjective
语源
  1. early 16th cent. (originally as two words): from black + guardThe term originally denoted a body of attendants or servants, especially the menials who had charge of kitchen utensils, but the exact significance of the epithet 'black' is uncertain. In the sense 'scoundrel, villain' dates from the mid 18th cent., and was formerly considered highly offensive
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