wretch
wretch 英 [retʃ] 美 [rɛtʃ]
n. 可怜的人，不幸的人；卑鄙的人
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- n. 可怜的人，不幸的人；卑鄙的人
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1. Where have you been, wretch?
小坏蛋，你跑哪儿去了？
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2. ' whispered the little wretch, rousing a half-bred bulldog from its lair in a corner.
这小坏蛋低声叫，把一只杂种的牛头狗从墙角它的窝里唤出来。
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3. I felt disgusted at the little wretch's composure, since he was no longer in terror for himself.
我对于这个小可怜虫的坦然态度极感厌恶，他已不再为他自己恐怖了。
- wretch (n.) Old English wrecca "wretch, stranger, exile," from Proto-Germanic *wrakjon "pursuer; one pursued" (source also of Old Saxon wrekkio, Old High German reckeo "a banished person, exile," German recke "renowned warrior, hero"), related to Old English wreccan "to drive out, punish" (see wreak). "The contrast in the development of the meaning in Eng. and German is remarkable" [OED]. Sense of "vile, despicable person" developed in Old English, reflecting the sorry state of the outcast, as presented in Anglo-Saxon verse (such as "The Wanderer"). Compare German Elend "misery," from Old High German elilenti "sojourn in a foreign land, exile."
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