beggar

• n. 乞丐；穷人；家伙
• vt. 使贫穷；使沦为乞丐

词态变化

英文词源

beggar (n.)

c. 1200, from Old French begart, originally a member of the Beghards, lay brothers of mendicants in the Low Countries, from Middle Dutch beggaert "mendicant," of uncertain origin, with pejorative suffix (see -ard). Compare Beguine. Early folk etymology connected the English word with bag. Form with -ar attested from 14c., but begger was more usual 15c.-17c. The feminine form beggestere is attested as a surname from c. 1300. Beggar's velvet was an old name for "dust bunnies." "Beggers should be no choosers" is in Heywood (1562).

beggar (v.)

"reduce to poverty," mid-15c., from beggar (n.). Related: Beggared; beggaring. Figurative use by 1640s.

双语例句

1. He warned that lifting copyright restrictions could beggar the industry.

他警告说解除版权限制会使这个行业一贫如洗。

来自柯林斯例句

2. He's a sly old beggar if ever there was one.

他确确实实是个老奸巨猾的家伙。

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3. The statistics beggar belief.

统计数据让人难以置信。

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4. Aren't you dressed yet, you lazy beggar?

你这个懒汉还没穿好衣服吗？

来自《权威词典》

5. The beggar begged from the rich but they refused.

那个乞丐向富人们乞讨,但遭到了拒绝.

来自《简明英汉词典》