wretch

wretch
noun
  1. an unfortunate or unhappy person
    不幸的人,可怜的人,苦恼的人
    can the poor wretch's corpse tell us anything?.
    那具可怜的死尸能把一切都告诉我们?。
    ■(informal)a despicable or contemptible person
    (非正式)无耻之徒,恶棍,坏蛋
    ungrateful wretches.
    忘恩负义的混蛋。
语源
  1. Old English wrecca (also in the sense 'banished person'), of West Germanic origin; related to German Recke 'warrior, hero', also to the verb wreak
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