Word
riffraff
群氓;乌合之众;下等人
核心释义
含贬义
disparaging term for the common people
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对普通民众的贬称;群氓
disparaging terms for the common people
对普通民众的贬称;群氓;流氓;[法] 暴徒;流氓
用法In use
The manager told security to keep the riffraff away from the private party.
用法提示:riffraff 作不可数名词,在这里指不受欢迎的低下阶层人群,含贬义。
Some locals complained that the festival only attracted riffraff.
用法提示:riffraff 作名词,作 attract 的宾语,表示对普通民众的贬称。
She refused to let her son spend time with what she called the riffraff from the other side of town.
用法提示:riffraff 作名词,在 what 从句中作宾语,表达轻蔑的称呼。
the riffraff
通常与定冠词连用,指代某一群被视为低等的人。
He tried to keep the riffraff out of the club.
他试图把那些流氓挡在俱乐部外。
be full of riffraff
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- the riffraff
- 那帮群氓;乌合之众
- He refused to let his daughter associate with the riffraff.他拒绝让女儿与那帮乌合之众来往。
- common riffraff
- 普通群氓;下层民众
- The aristocrat looked down on the common riffraff.这位贵族看不起下层民众。
- mix with the riffraff
- 与乌合之众混在一起
- The duke was famous for mixing with the riffraff in the taverns.这位公爵以在酒馆里与乌合之众混在一起而闻名。
- keep the riffraff out
- 不让闲杂人等进入
- The exclusive club employs security to keep the riffraff out.这家高级俱乐部雇用保安来阻止闲杂人等进入。
- treat someone like riffraff
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
音近‘里夫拉夫’,联想一群吵吵嚷嚷的市井闲人,被人轻蔑地称为‘群氓’;这是助记联想,不是词源。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:informal 常见场景:informal speech、derogatory remarks 这个词通常用于非正式场合,带有明显的贬义,指代普通民众时显得轻蔑。在正式写作或礼貌交流中应避免使用。
语法说明Grammar Note
常用于贬义,多与定冠词 the 连用
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
在美式英语中,staff、chaff、graph、laugh、half 与 riffraff 的末尾音节押韵,都读 /æf/(英式英语中 laugh、half 读 /lɑːf/、/hɑːf/,不押韵)。注意拼写相似的 off 读 /ɔːf/,并不押韵。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.