单词 | rogue |
释义 | rogue (once / 468 pages) n A rogue is a sneaky person who has tricks up his sleeve, not like a magician, but like someone who would steal your wallet or cheat at cards. Dishonesty won’t get you far in life, unless you are a rogue who survives by lying and exploiting others. The word comes from the Latin rogare, which means “beg,” and while some rogues dress like beggars to get your money, anyone who deceives is a rogue, like the presidents of corrupt corporations who steal from their employees, or that rogue Uncle Marvin who promises you chocolate for washing his car, but afterward tells you he has no chocolate. That rogue! WORD FAMILYrogue: roguery, rogues, roguish+/roguery: rogueries/roguish: roguishly, roguishness USAGE EXAMPLESRogue One and Sing led the way over the New Year’s holiday. The Guardian(Jan 01, 2017) Or a rogue trader who loses billions of dollars and ends up in prison. New York Times(Dec 30, 2016) Filmmakers are tapping advances in digital technology to resurrect characters after a performer dies, most notably in "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story." Reuters(Dec 30, 2016) n a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel Syn|Hyper knave, rapscallion, rascal, scalawag, scallywag, varlet scoundrel, villain a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately |
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