raff

IPA/ˈrɪf.ræf/
KK[rˈæf]IPA/ˈrɪf.ræf/

raff — 名詞

1. people who are regarded as dishonest, unpleasant, or from a low social backgroun

1.名詞C2
釋義

下流人；敗類

社會地位低、品行差的一群人（輕蔑用語）

people who are regarded as dishonest, unpleasant, or from a low social background — a disrespectful term used to show strong disapproval of a group.

例句

Kenji warned his son to stay away from the raff that gathered near the park.

Kenji 告誡兒子，要遠離聚集在公園附近的那幫下流人。

the raff that + verb — collective noun with 'the'

A group of raff had taken over the old train station and refused to leave.

一群敗類佔據了舊火車站，不肯離開。

同義詞
  • riffraff

    the full form of the word; slightly more common in modern English

  • rabble

    emphasises a disorderly, noisy crowd rather than low social class alone

  • dregs of society

    a stronger idiom that suggests the lowest, most worthless people

反義詞
  • gentry

    people of good social position, the opposite of low-class

  • nobility

    the aristocratic class, at the opposite end of the social scale

文法句型

the + raff

raff as collective subject

用法筆記

Almost always used with the definite article 'the' ('the raff'). It functions as a collective noun treating a group as a single mass. The word is old-fashioned and strongly derogatory — calling someone 'raff' expresses contempt for their character or social position.

常見錯誤

❌He is a raff.
✅He is one of the raff.
💡'raff' is a collective noun that refers to a group, never to a single person.