| 单词 |
miscreant |
| 释义 |
mis·creant
I. \-nt\ adjective
Etymology: Middle English miscreaunt unbelieving, from Middle French mescreant, present participle of mescroire to disbelieve, from mes- mis- (I) + croire to believe, from Latin credere — more at creed
1. : holding a religious faith or doctrine regarded as false : unbelieving, heretical
< either weakminded or miscreant for holding that we are incapable of any rational knowledge of God — James Collins >
2. : depraved, vicious, villainous
< a miscreant gang >
II. noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English miscreaunt unbeliever, from miscreaunt, adjective
1. : one who holds a religious faith or doctrine regarded as false : infidel, heretic
< called upon to show that he is not a pagan or a miscreant — Thomas DeQuincey >
2. : one who behaves criminally or viciously
< understanding of the miscreant here involved will not, of itself, necessarily solve painful administrative decisions — Group Psychotherapy >
Synonyms: see villain |
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