1782, "highway robber," probably from dialectal verb scamp "to roam" (1753, perhaps from 16c.), shortened from scamper. Used affectionately in sense "rascal" since 1808.
scamp (v.)
"do in a hasty manner," 1837, perhaps from a Scandinavian source (compare Old Norse skemma "to shorten, make shorter," from skammr "short; brief; lately"), or a blend of scant and skimp [Klein], or a back-formation from scamper. Related: Scamped; scamping.
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. Have some respect for me, you scamp!
對(duì)我尊重點(diǎn)，你這個(gè)小混蛋!
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
2. A scamp put the arm on him last night when he was on his way home.
昨晚在回家的路上,他遭到流氓的搶劫.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
3. Maybe we did misjudge the scamp about not being a soldier.
也許我們不相信他當(dāng)過(guò)兵是把這個(gè)流氓估計(jì)錯(cuò)了.
來(lái)自飄（部分）
4. Don't pamperdamp scamp tramps that camp under ramp lamps.
要寵潮濕惡棍流浪漢營(yíng)地下坡道燈.
來(lái)自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
5. Don't pamper scamp tramps that camp under ramp lamps.