riffraff

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The rabble; crowds; people of a low, disreputable or undesirable class or position. derogatory,informal,uncountable,usually
    — They started charging a modest fee in an effort to keep the riffraff out.
  2. Sweepings; refuse. informal,uncountable,usually

词形变化

riffraffs plural riff-raff alternative

词汇关系

衍生词
riffraffish riff-raffy
相关词
raffish

词源

From Old French rif et raf (“one and all”), of Germanic origin. The first word is from rifler (“to scrape off”) and the last is from raffler, related to rafler (“to plunder”).
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