单词 | brigand |
释义 | brigand —brigandage, n. —brigandish, adj. —brigandishly, adv. /brig"euhnd/, n. a bandit, esp. one of a band of robbers in mountain or forest regions. [1350-1400; var. of ME briga(u)nt < MF brigand < OIt brigante companion, member of an armed company, equiv. to brig(are) to treat, deal (with), make war (deriv. of briga trouble, strife; of uncert. orig.) + -ante -ANT] Syn. outlaw, highwayman, desperado, cutthroat. |
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