scallywag的词源

英文词源

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"A person, typically a child, who behaves badly but in an amusingly mischievous rather than harmful way; a rascal", Mid 19th century: of unknown origin.

中文词源

scallywag:无赖,恶棍,捣蛋鬼

词源不确定,可能来自苏格兰语 Scalloway,苏格兰北部 Shetland Islands 村庄名,因盛产 Shetland Pony(一种身高仅 80cm 的小马)闻名,引申贬义词义无赖,恶棍,捣蛋鬼等。

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