blackguard
The lowest servant in a household charged with pots, pans, and other kitchen equipmentThe lowest servant in a household charged with pots, pans, and other kitchen equipment.
» A cynic is a blackguard whose faulty vision sees things as they are, not as they ought to be.
Ein Zyniker ist ein Mensch, der die Dinge so sieht, wie sie sind, und nicht, wie sie sein sollten.
Ein Zyniker ist ein Schuft, dessen mangelhafte Wahrnehmung Dinge sieht, wie sie sind, statt wie sie sein sollten.
Значение
значений: 3(историческое)The lowest servant in a household charged with pots, pans, and other kitchen equipment.
(устаревшее)An unprincipled, contemptible person; an untrustworthy person.
(архаичное)A man who uses foul language in front of a woman (typically a woman of high standing).
- someone who is morally reprehensible
Примеры
предложений: 4A cynic is a blackguard whose faulty vision sees things as they are, not as they ought to be.
deEin Zyniker ist ein Mensch, der die Dinge so sieht, wie sie sind, und nicht, wie sie sein sollten.
If I were not such a blackguard myself, I'd call you one, for your treatment of your wife.
ukАби я не був такий же самий, то сказав би, що ти поводишся зі своєю жінкою як справжня сволота.
She married an artist named Lyons, who came sketching on the moor. He proved to be a blackguard and deserted her.
No man in all Edos, save the King, is so powerful as he, nor is there a bigger blackguard within its walls.
Происхождение
From black + guard, thought to have referred originally to the scullions and lower menialsFrom black + guard, thought to have referred originally to the scullions and lower menials of a court, or of a nobleman's household, who wore black liveries or blacked shoes and boots, or were often stained with soot.
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