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单词 desperado
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
des•per•a•do /ˌdɛspəˈrɑdoʊ, -ˈreɪ-/USA pronunciation   n. [countable], pl. -does, -dos. 
  1. American History, World Historya bold, reckless outlaw, esp. in the early days of the American West:desperadoes wanted in seven states.
See -sper-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
des•per•a•do  (des′pə rädō, -rā-),USA pronunciation n., pl. -does, -dos. 
  1. American History, World Historya bold, reckless criminal or outlaw, esp. in the early days of the American West.
  • probably pseudo-Spanish alteration of desperate (as noun, nominal, now obsolete), in same sense 1600–10

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
desperado /ˌdɛspəˈrɑːdəʊ/ n ( pl -does, -dos)
  1. a reckless or desperate person, esp one ready to commit any violent illegal act
Etymology: 17th Century: probably pseudo-Spanish variant of obsolete desperate (n) a reckless character
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