| 释义 |
des·per·a·do
\ˌdespəˈrä](ˌ)dō, -rā], -rȧ]\ noun
(plural desperadoes also desperados)
Etymology: probably alteration (influenced by Spanish -ado, as in renegado) of desperate (II)
1. obsolete : one in despair or in desperate straits
2. : a bold or violent criminal; typically : a bandit of the western frontier
< bands of desperadoes lay in wait every few miles along the highway — Green Peyton > |