Word
ne'er-do-well
/ˈneə duːwel/
adjective
游手好闲的；不务正业的；无赖的
核心释义
Indolent, worthless, or roguish, like a ne'er-do-well.
- 1.
表现出懒惰、无用或无赖特征的。
Showing the characteristics of a ne'er-do-well: indolent, worthless, or roguish.
表现出懒惰、无用或无赖特征的。；无用的；无价值的
用法In use
His ne'er-do-well cousin spent all his money on gambling and never kept a job.
用法提示：ne'er-do-well 作形容词修饰 cousin，表示游手好闲、不务正业的样子。
The old man warned his daughter against marrying that ne'er-do-well young man who drifted from one town to another.
用法提示：ne'er-do-well 作定语修饰 young man，体现其无赖、不务正业的特征。
After years of ne'er-do-well behavior, he finally decided to settle down and find honest work.
用法提示：ne'er-do-well 作形容词修饰 behavior，强调的是懒惰、不务正业的性质。
a ne'er-do-well + noun
该形容词主要作前置定语，位于名词之前，且须保留连字符；日常表达中语气偏贬义。
She married a ne'er-do-well artist who never paid the rent.
她嫁给了一个游手好闲、从不付房租的艺术家。
相关词与表达Connections
易混词Confusing words
- good-for-nothing
- 无用的；游手好闲的 · 两者都可作形容词表示懒惰无用，但 good-for-nothing 更直白地强调“毫无价值、不顶用”，常作定语；ne'er-do-well 更书面、略带老式色彩，还常暗示品行不端。
- layabout
- 游手好闲的人 · layabout 只作名词，指不肯工作的懒人；ne'er-do-well 可作形容词也可作名词，且可带“无赖、品行差”的意味。若句中需要形容词修饰名词，不能用 layabout。
- roguish
- 无赖的；淘气的 · roguish 侧重调皮、狡黠或带点流氓气，常含戏谑意味，不强调懒惰无用；ne'er-do-well 作形容词时核心是游手好闲、不务正业。
词族Word family
- do-well
- 做事出色的人；有成就的人 · noun
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