brigand

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishbrigandbrig‧and /ˈbrɪɡənd/ noun [countable] literary STEALa thief, especially one of a group that attacks people in mountains or forestsExamples from the Corpusbrigand• At the worst possible moment a brigand named Babbitt raided the shore of Philadelphia from a commandeered ship.• You're a brigand, a throw-back to the Dark Ages.• There was a vaguely medieval theme: knights and ladies, fools and brigands.• Let me tell you what really bothers me about that brigand more than his plagiarizing.• And the brigands move around, never stay in one place for too long.• When the envoys complained to the emperor, he dispatched an army to deal with these brigands.Origin brigand (1300-1400) Old French Old Italian brigante, from brigare; → BRIGADE

单词	brigand
释义	brigand From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishbrigandbrig‧and /ˈbrɪɡənd/ noun [countable] literary STEALa thief, especially one of a group that attacks people in mountains or forestsExamples from the Corpusbrigand• At the worst possible moment a brigand named Babbitt raided the shore of Philadelphia from a commandeered ship.• You're a brigand, a throw-back to the Dark Ages.• There was a vaguely medieval theme: knights and ladies, fools and brigands.• Let me tell you what really bothers me about that brigand more than his plagiarizing.• And the brigands move around, never stay in one place for too long.• When the envoys complained to the emperor, he dispatched an army to deal with these brigands.Origin brigand (1300-1400) Old French Old Italian brigante, from brigare; → BRIGADE
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