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单词 blackguard
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
black•guard /ˈblægɑrd, -ɚd/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. a scoundrel;
    a wicked or dishonorable person.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
black•guard  (blagärd, -ərd, blakgärd′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a low, contemptible person;
    scoundrel.
  2. [Obs.]
    • a group of menial workers in the kitchen of a large household.
    • the servants of an army.
    • camp followers.

v.t. 
  1. to revile in scurrilous language.
  • 1525–35; black + guard; original sense obscure
blackguard•ism, n. 
blackguard•ly, adv. 
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged . scamp, rascal, rapscallion, rogue, devil, villain.
    • 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged . berate, vilify.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
blackguard /ˈblæɡɑːd -ɡəd/ n
  1. an unprincipled contemptible person; scoundrel
  2. (as modifier): blackguard language
vb
  1. (transitive) to ridicule or denounce with abusive language
  2. (intransitive) to behave like a blackguard
Etymology: 16th Century: originally a collective noun referring to the lowest menials in court, camp followers, vagabonds; see black, guard

ˈblackguardism n ˈblackguardly adj
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