1
- archaic or derogatory a person born of parents not married to each other〈古或贬〉私生子。
2
- informal an unpleasant or despicable person〈非正式〉讨厌鬼, 卑鄙小人。
2.1
- with adj. a person of a specified kind人, 家伙：
he was a lucky bastard.
他是个幸运的家伙。
2.2
- a difficult or awkward thing, undertaking, or situation极棘手的事; 极讨厌的事：
it's been a bastard of a week.
这真是讨厌的一个星期。
attrib.
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- archaic or derogatory born of parents not married to each other; illegitimate〈古或贬〉私生的, 非婚生的。
2
- (of a thing) no longer in its pure or original form; debased（事物）杂种的; 低劣的：
a bastard Darwinism.
低劣的进化论。
2.1
- (of a handwriting script or typeface) showing a mixture of different styles（字迹, 字体）不合标准的; 混杂的。
USAGE
In the past the word bastard was the standard term in both legal and non-legal use for 'an illegitimate child'. Today， however， it has little importance as a legal term and is retained today in this older sense only as a term of abuse.
派生词
bastardy
noun （限名词义项1）词源
Middle English: via Old French from medieval Latin bastardus, probably from bastum 'packsaddle'; compare with Old French fils de bast, literally 'packsaddle son' （i.e. the son of a mule driver who uses a packsaddle for a pillow and is gone by morning）.