gombeen

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Usury. archaic,countable,uncountable
  2. A moneylender during the Great Famine. Ireland,countable,historical,uncountable
    — It was said by some that he had been a moneylender back in Ireland; a ‘gombeen’ in their slang: a hated figure.
  3. A mean, underhanded, corrupt person. Usually applied to politicians. Ireland,countable,slang,uncountable
    — "Could you give me two ounces of butter?" "Well, I don't know. We sell butter usually by the weight half pound or a pound." "Do you sell quarter pounds?" "Well, I think so." "Could you give me half a quarter pound?" "Yes." "Half a quarter pound then." Sebastian watching him. O you sly gombeen man. The backs of these stores, most sordid places in the world. You stupid, intolerable oaf.
形容词 adj.
  1. Corrupt, underhanded. Ireland
    — They were talking gombeen politics.

词形变化

gombeens plural

词汇关系

衍生词
gombeenism gombeenman

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
Irish gaimbínbor.
English gombeen
Borrowed from Irish gaimbín (“monetary interest”).
词源 2
Etymology tree
Irish gaimbínbor.
English gombeen
Borrowed from Irish gaimbín (“monetary interest”).
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