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单词 scaramouch
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
Scar•a•mouch  (skarə mouch′, -mo̅o̅sh′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Literature, Literaturea stock character in commedia dell'arte and farce who is a cowardly braggart, easily beaten and frightened.
  2. Literature(l.c.) a rascal or scamp.
Also, Scara•mouche′. 
  • Italian Scaramuccia, proper use of scaramuccia skirmish (applied in jest); of Gmc origin, originally
  • French Scaramouche
  • 1655–65

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Scaramouch, Scaramouche /ˈskærəˌmaʊtʃ -ˌmuːtʃ/ n
  1. a stock character who appears as a boastful coward in commedia dell'arte and farce
Etymology: 17th Century: via French from Italian Scaramuccia, from scaramuccia a skirmish
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