harum-scarum

名词 n. 形容词 adj. 副词 adv.
中文释义
美 /ˌhɛəɹəmˈskɛəɹəm/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A giddy, rash person.
形容词 adj.
  1. wild, careless, irresponsible not-comparable
    — 1832, Edward Bulwer Lytton, Eugene Aram Lester's good heart will be to hear that little Peter is so improved;--no longer a dissolute, harum-scarum fellow, throwing away his money, and always in debt.
副词 adv.
  1. wildly, carelessly, irresponsibly not-comparable
    — 1800, Maria Edgeworth, Castle Rackrent […] for he never looked after anything at all, but harum-scarum called for everything as if we were conjurors, or he in a public-house.

词形变化

harum-scarums plural

词源

词源 1
Uncertain. Likely from hare (“harass, harry”) 'em (“them”) and scare 'em (“frighten them”); alternately the first element may be from hare (“rabbit-like animals”), or the second element may be a variant of stare. Attested from the late 17th century.
Compare English willy-nilly of the same meaning.
词源 2
Uncertain. Likely from hare (“harass, harry”) 'em (“them”) and scare 'em (“frighten them”); alternately the first element may be from hare (“rabbit-like animals”), or the second element may be a variant of stare. Attested from the late 17th century.
Compare English willy-nilly of the same meaning.
词源 3
Uncertain. Likely from hare (“harass, harry”) 'em (“them”) and scare 'em (“frighten them”); alternately the first element may be from hare (“rabbit-like animals”), or the second element may be a variant of stare. Attested from the late 17th century.
Compare English willy-nilly of the same meaning.
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