raffish

• adj. 名誉不好的；卑鄙的；无赖的

来自 riff-raff,乌合之众，地痞流氓，-ish,形容词后缀。

raffish

raffish: see raft

raffish (adj.)

"disreputable, vulgar," 1795, from raff "people," usually of a lower sort (1670s), probably from rif and raf (mid-14c.) "everyone," from Middle English raf, raffe "one and all, everybody" (see riffraff). Related: Raffishly; raffishness.

1. He was handsome in a raffish kind of way.

他的帅是一种放荡不羁的帅。

来自柯林斯例句

2. The theatre's raffish auditorium recalls an earlier era.

剧院俗丽的观众席让人想起早先的时代。

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3. He was drinking cheap champagne with a raffish air.

他喝着廉价的香槟酒,样子十分放荡.

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4. Why let all the people dream of having such a don't catch mice, raffish cat?

为什么让各国人民都梦想拥有那样一只不抓老鼠, 不务正业的猫?

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