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单词 ruffian
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
ruf•fi•an /ˈrʌfiən, ˈrʌfyən/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. a tough, violent person;
    a bully.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
ruf•fi•an  (ruf′ē ən, ruf′yən),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a tough, lawless person;
    roughneck;
    bully.

adj. 
  1. Also, ruf′fi•an•ly. tough;
    lawless;
    brutal.
  • Langobardic *hruf scurf + Italian -ano -an
  • Italian ruffiano, perh.
  • Middle French
  • 1525–35
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged brute, tough, knave, rogue, blackguard.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
ruffian /ˈrʌfɪən/ n
  1. a violent or lawless person; hoodlum or villain
Etymology: 16th Century: from Old French rufien, from Italian ruffiano, perhaps related to Langobardic hruf scurf, scabbiness

ˈruffianism n ˈruffianly adj
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