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- informal a person, especially a child, who is mischievous in a likeable or amusing way〈非正式〉小淘气, 捣蛋鬼。
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- W. Indian a wicked or worthless person; a rogue〈西印度〉流氓, 无赖。
派生词
scampish
adjective词源
mid 18th cent. (denoting a highwayman): from obsolete scamp 'rob on the highway', probably from Middle Dutch schampen 'slip away', from Old French eschamper. Early usage (still reflected in West Indian English) was derogatory.