vagrant

vagrant
[ˈveɪgr(ə)nt]
noun
  1. a person without a settled home or regular work who wanders from place to place and lives by begging
    流浪者,漂泊者
    ■(archaic)a wanderer
    (古)流浪汉
    ■(Ornithology)a bird that has strayed or been blown from its usual range or migratory route
    (鸟)离群鸟。 亦称accidental
adjective
  1. [attrib.]characteristic of, relating to, or living the life of a vagrant
    流浪(者)的,漂泊(者)的
    vagrant beggars.
    游丐。
    ■moving from place to place; wandering
    无定向的,游移不定的
    vagrant whales.
    游移鲸。
    ■(poetic/literary)moving or occurring unpredictably; inconstant
    (诗/文)无常的
    the vagrant heart of my mother.
    我母亲飘忽不定的心。
派生
vagrancy
noun
vagrantly
adverb
语源
  1. late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French vagarant 'wandering about', from the verb vagrer
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