blackguard

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
英 /ˈblæɡəd/    美 /ˈblæɡɚd/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The lowest servant in a household charged with pots, pans, and other kitchen equipment. historical
  2. An unprincipled, contemptible person; an untrustworthy person. dated
    — 1830, Thomas Macaulay, Review of Robert Southey's edition of Pilgrim's Progress, in the Edinburgh Review A man whose manners and sentiments are decidedly below those of his class deserves to be called a blackguard.
  3. A man who uses foul language in front of a woman (typically a woman of high standing). archaic
动词 v.
  1. To revile or abuse in scurrilous language. transitive
    — Persons who passed each other in boats upon the Thames used to blackguard each other, in a trial of wit
  2. To act like a blackguard; to be a scoundrel. intransitive

词形变化

blackguards plural blaggard alternative blackguards present,singular,third-person blackguarding participle,present blackguarded participle,past blackguarded past blaggard alternative

词汇关系

衍生词
blackguardery blackguardism blackguardize blackguardly blackguardry
相关词
blackheart blackhearted blagger

词源

词源 1
From black + guard, thought to have referred originally to the scullions and lower menials of a court, or of a nobleman's household, who wore black liveries or blacked shoes and boots, or were often stained with soot.
词源 2
From black + guard, thought to have referred originally to the scullions and lower menials of a court, or of a nobleman's household, who wore black liveries or blacked shoes and boots, or were often stained with soot.
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