| 单词 | brigand |
| 释义 | brigand (once / 1668 pages) n A brigand is a bad guy, especially one who belongs to a band of armed robbers. Railway travel used to be dangerous in the days when brigands frequently robbed passing trains. In the earliest years of the United States, travelers to the most sparsely inhabited parts of the country were vulnerable to highway robbers and brigands, groups of armed thieves who would stop stagecoaches and steal from those inside. The earliest kind of brigand wasn't an outlaw, however — he was a foot soldier in a legitimate army, from the Italian brigante, "trooper, skirmisher, or foot soldier." Brigand shares a root with brigade. WORD FAMILYbrigand: brigands USAGE EXAMPLESThese billionaire brigands no longer recognize any loyalty or commonality with their own homelands and their own extended family. New York Times(Nov 02, 2016) As it turns out, she’s a keen strategist, nearly capsizing her boat in order to evade the brigands. Washington Post(May 26, 2016) He’s both the handsome and heroic Jamie Lockhart and, his face stained with berry juice, he’s a dashing but dastardly brigand. New York Times(Mar 13, 2016) n an armed thief who is (usually) a member of a band Syn|Hyper bandit stealer, thief a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it |
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