desperado
n.暴徒,(尤指早期美国西部的)亡命之徒
难易程度:
desperado为短语/超纲词汇
词形变化:
名词复数:desperadoes
词根
sper=hope(希望)
近义词, 同义词
desperado
/,despə'rɑ:dəʊ; ,dɛspə`rɑdo/
n (pl ~es; US also ~s) (dated 旧) man who commits dangerous, esp criminal, acts without worrying about himself or other people 亡命之徒; 暴徒
*the desperadoes who robbed the mail-train 抢劫邮车的亡命徒.
desperado
npluraldesperadoesordesperados[C]
[Date: 1600-1700; Origin: desperate 'desperate person' (16-19 centuries), with the Spanish ending -ado]
old-fashioned a violent criminal who is not afraid of danger