Word
scalawag
noun
捣蛋鬼；调皮鬼
one who is playfully mischievous
- 1.
one who is playfully mischievous
顽皮淘气的人
- 2.
a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
奸诈不可靠的恶棍
- 3.
a white Southerner who supported Reconstruction policies after the American Civil War (usually for self-interest)
美国内战后支持重建政策的南方白人(通常出于私利)
无赖；骗子；支持重建政策的南方白人；顽皮淘气的人；奸诈不可靠的恶棍；美国内战后支持重建政策的南方白人(通常出于私利)
In use
Many scalawags were seen as traitors by their former Confederate neighbors.
The scalawag cooperated with the carpetbaggers to gain political power.
He was labeled a scalawag for supporting the new Reconstruction government.
accuse someone of being a scalawag
常用于历史讨论中，指代美国内战后支持重建的南方白人。
Many accused him of being a scalawag who only supported Reconstruction for personal gain.
许多人指责他是个只为了个人利益支持重建政策的南方白人。
be known as a scalawag
He was known as a scalawag among his neighbors for cooperating with the federal government.
他在邻居中以与联邦政府合作而被称为南方白人叛徒。
Common mistakes
Connections
Confusing words
- scallywag
- 无赖，淘气鬼 · scalawag专指美国内战后支持重建的南方白人，而scallywag泛指一般意义上的无赖或淘气鬼。
- carpetbagger
- （美国内战后到南方谋利的）北方人；投机分子 · scalawag指南方的白人支持重建，而carpetbagger指从北方到南方投机谋利的北方人。
Word family
- scalawaggery
- 无赖行径；淘气行为 · n.
- scalawaggy
- 像无赖的；淘气的 · adj.
- scalawagism
- （美国重建时期）支持重建政策的南方白人的主张；无赖作风 · n.
- scalawag-like
- 像无赖的；顽皮的 · adj.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.