1580s, skowndrell, of unknown origin. One suggestion is Anglo-French escoundre (Old French escondre) "to hide, hide oneself," from Vulgar Latin *excondere, from Latin condere "to hide" (see abscond). The main objection to this theory is that hundreds of years lie between the two words.
雙語例句
1. It was especially galling to be criticised by this scoundrel.
被這個無賴指責(zé)讓人尤其氣憤。
來自柯林斯例句
2. He's a scoundrel! A cad!
他是個流氓!無賴!
來自柯林斯例句
3. He is a lying scoundrel!
他是個無恥的騙子！
來自柯林斯例句
4. I gave the scoundrel a slap in the face.
我打了那壞蛋一耳光.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
5. The scoundrel's crimes were too numerous to record.