duffer
duffer1noun(informal)(非正式)- an incompetent or stupid person
笨蛋,无能的人
a complete duffer at languages.
语言学习方面的十足的笨蛋。
- (Austral.)an unproductive mine
(澳)贫矿,不出产的矿
语源- mid 19th cent.: from Scots dowfart 'stupid person', from douf 'spiritless'
duffer2noun- (Austral. informal)a person who steals and alters the brands on cattle
(澳,非正式)(偷盗并改变牛马烙印的)偷牛贼
语源- mid 19th cent.: of unknown origin; in use earlier as thieves' slang for 'someone who sells trashy articles as if they were valuable'
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