rascal
/ˈrɑːskl/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈræskl/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈra-skəl/ (ame, mw)
rascal — 名詞
- rascalsingular
- rascalsplural
1. someone — typically a child or young man — who plays tricks or disobeys rules bu
淘氣鬼
調皮搗蛋但討人喜歡的人（常指小孩）
someone — typically a child or young man — who plays tricks or disobeys rules but is still regarded as likeable rather than malicious.
Theo is a little rascal who once put a rubber snake in the teacher's coffee cup.
Theo 這小淘氣鬼曾把一條橡皮蛇放進老師的咖啡杯裡。
noun phrase: 'a little rascal' for a child
That old rascal from the corner shop told another silly joke to the customers.
巷口那家店的老頑童又對客人講了個無聊的笑話。
noun phrase: 'that old rascal' for an adult, affectionate tone
Marta's puppy is a lovable rascal that steals socks from the laundry basket every morning.
Marta 的小狗是個可愛的搗蛋鬼，每天早上都會從洗衣籃偷襪子。
A couple of young rascals in the apartment building knocked on every door and ran away.
公寓裡有幾個小頑皮鬼每戶門鈴都按一遍，然後跑掉。
- angel
describes a perfectly behaved child
用法筆記
Commonly used with 'little', 'young', or 'old' before the noun to add affection. The speaker usually finds the behaviour funny rather than serious.
常見錯誤
2. a dishonest person who tricks others for money or personal gain and cannot be tr
惡棍
不誠實、欺騙他人的人
a dishonest person who tricks others for money or personal gain and cannot be trusted.
The salesman turned out to be a rascal who sold fake watches to tourists near the harbour.
那個推銷員原來是個騙子，在港口附近賣假手錶給觀光客。
rascal as a dishonest swindler
A couple of rascals at the night market tried to pass off copper coins as rare antiques.
夜市有幾個無賴把銅幣假裝成稀有古幣兜售。
The newspaper described the landlord as a rascal who cheated poor families out of their deposits.
報紙形容那位房東是個無賴，騙取弱勢家庭的押金。
Historians now regard the once-admired explorer as a greedy rascal who lied about his discoveries.
歷史學家如今認為那位曾受人景仰的探險家是個貪婪的騙子，捏造了自己的發現。
用法筆記
In modern English this sense is less common than the playful sense. It appears more often in written or literary contexts, or in older texts.