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- a person who behaves badly or in a way that breaks the law恶棍, 歹徒, 无赖。
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- archaic a heretic〈古〉异教徒; 异端者; 不信教者。
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- (of a person) behaving badly or in a way that breaks a law or rule（人）道德败坏的; 邪恶的; 行为违法的：
her miscreant husband.
她那道德败坏的丈夫。
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- archaic heretical〈古〉信异教的, 信邪教的; 不信教的。
词源
Middle English （as an adjective in the sense 'disbelieving'）： from Old French mescreant, present participle of mescreire 'disbelieve'， from mes- 'mis-' + creire 'believe' （from Latin credere）.