英语词汇“ruffian”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

ruffian

/ˈrʌfɪən

noun

A violent person, especially one involved in crime.Well, so long as he could hide his emotions when they crossed paths with the thieves - bullies and ruffians were always drawn to the fearful....

The tactics of the violent ruffians failed in this year's election.
Vidocq served a lucrative apprenticeship with various ruffians, vagabonds and swindlers.

Synonyms

thug, scoundrel, villain, rogue, rascal, lout, hooligan, hoodlum, vandal, delinquent, rowdy, bully boy, bully, brute;

Australian larrikin

informal tough, bruiser, heavy, gorilla, yahoo

British informal rough, yob, yobbo, bovver boy, lager lout, chav, hoodie

Scottish & Northern English informal keelie, ned

North American informal hood, goon

Australian/New Zealand informal roughie, hoon

archaic miscreant

rare myrmidon

Derivatives

ruffianism

noun ...

And the state tolerated ruffianism so long as disorder was kept at a minimum, and its authority was not fundamentally challenged.

ruffianly

/ˈrʌfɪənli/ adverb ...

I do apologise for my ruffianly appearance, ma'am.
Presently the man whistled and another ruffianly person sprang out from near the gate at the corner of the Grotto-field and joined his companion.
Such rowdy, ruffianly, and apparently motiveless violence has a much longer history than the term hooligan.

Origin

Late 15th century: from Old French ruffian, from Italian ruffiano, perhaps from dialect rofia 'scab, scurf', of Germanic origin.

This is from Old French ruffian, from Italian ruffiano, perhaps from dialect rofia ‘scab, scurf’, of Germanic origin.

单词	ruffian
释义	ruffian /ˈrʌfɪən / noun A violent person, especially one involved in crime.Well, so long as he could hide his emotions when they crossed paths with the thieves - bullies and ruffians were always drawn to the fearful.... The tactics of the violent ruffians failed in this year's election. Vidocq served a lucrative apprenticeship with various ruffians, vagabonds and swindlers. Synonyms thug, scoundrel, villain, rogue, rascal, lout, hooligan, hoodlum, vandal, delinquent, rowdy, bully boy, bully, brute; Australian larrikin informal tough, bruiser, heavy, gorilla, yahoo British informal rough, yob, yobbo, bovver boy, lager lout, chav, hoodie Scottish & Northern English informal keelie, ned North American informal hood, goon Australian/New Zealand informal roughie, hoon archaic miscreant rare myrmidon Derivatives ruffianism noun ... And the state tolerated ruffianism so long as disorder was kept at a minimum, and its authority was not fundamentally challenged. ruffianly /ˈrʌfɪənli/ adverb ... I do apologise for my ruffianly appearance, ma'am. Presently the man whistled and another ruffianly person sprang out from near the gate at the corner of the Grotto-field and joined his companion. Such rowdy, ruffianly, and apparently motiveless violence has a much longer history than the term hooligan. Origin Late 15th century: from Old French ruffian, from Italian ruffiano, perhaps from dialect rofia 'scab, scurf', of Germanic origin. This is from Old French ruffian, from Italian ruffiano, perhaps from dialect rofia ‘scab, scurf’, of Germanic origin.
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