Word · Frequency #41631
arrant
/ˈærənt/
adjective
完全的；十足的；彻头彻尾的
utter; complete; without qualification
- 1.
without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers
毫无保留地；非正式用作(通常是贬义的)强调词
毫无保留地；非正式用作(通常是贬义的)强调词；声名狼藉的；极恶的；完全的
In use
His excuse was arrant nonsense from beginning to end.
She called the rumor an arrant lie and refused to discuss it further.
Only an arrant fool would trust such a stranger without any evidence.
arrant + [pejorative abstract noun]
arrant 用于加强贬义抽象名词的语气，意为“彻底的、十足的”。
That's arrant nonsense.
那是彻头彻尾的胡扯。
arrant + [pejorative noun for a person]
He is an arrant hypocrite.
他是个十足的伪君子。
Common mistakes
He arrant lied about his qualifications.He told an arrant lie about his qualifications.
“arrant”是形容词，不能直接修饰动词。应放在名词前作定语，如“arrant lie”。
The arrant knight wandered through the forest.The errant knight wandered through the forest.
“arrant”意为“完全的，彻底的”，常带贬义；而“errant”意为“游荡的，行为不当的”。此处表示骑士游荡，应用“errant”。
Connections
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.