Vagabond



GRE Barron

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n.浪荡子, 流浪者 ( tramp) ; adj.流浪的
• ［记］ vage ( 走, 流浪) +bond
• ［同］ 同根词: vague ( 含糊的) ;vagrant ( 流浪者)
• ［例］ vagabond gypsies

Webster Collegiate

I. adjective

• Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French vacabund, from Late Latin vagabundus, from Latin vagari to wander
• Date: 15th century
• 1. moving from place to place without a fixed home ; wandering
• 2.
  • a. of, relating to, or characteristic of a wanderer
  • b. leading an unsettled, irresponsible, or disreputable life
• ? vagabondish adjective

II. noun

• Date: 15th century
• one leading a vagabond life; especially vagrant, tramp
• ? vagabondage noun
• ? vagabondism noun

III. intransitive verb

• Date: circa 1586
• to wander in the manner of a vagabond ; roam about

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