每日單詞：rogue

rogue

英 [r??ɡ] 美 [ro?ɡ]

n.流氓；調皮鬼；離群野獸；[農]劣種v.游手好閑；欺詐；去劣adj.離群兇猛的

?詞源

16世紀進入英語，原指閑散的無賴或乞丐，后17世紀指象群中兇猛的獨行大象，18世紀擴展為“無賴、流氓”，20世紀晚期發展為“rogue state”（流氓國家）或“go rogue”（叛變、失控）。構詞成分：無明顯前綴或后綴（獨立詞源，可能源于古法語 rogue 傲慢）。

?外刊例句

① 《The Guardian》，2025

Rogue owners could be imprisoned for the most serious violations.

無賴業主可能因最嚴重違規而被監禁。

② 《The Guardian》，2025

In the public consciousness, Ice has become defined as Trump’s personal rogue agency.

在公眾意識中，移民海關執法局已成為特朗普的個人叛變機構。

?經典名著

① 《Oliver Twist》，1838

A lovable rogue and a true eccentric.

一個可愛的無賴和真正的怪人。

② 《The Jungle Book》，1894

He was a rogue elephant, dangerous and unpredictable. Rudyard Kipling

他是一頭叛變的象，危險而不可預測。

? Usage Examples

(1) He gave the rogue a smash on the jaw.

(2) The little rogue had his grandpa's glasses on.

(3) Don Crutchfield is a peeping-Tom and low-level operative for a private detective and a rogue policeman in Los Angeles.

(4) It portrayed a future war between Turkey and America, and a rogue Turkish agent detonating a nuclear device in Washington.

(5) By careful selecting and roguing the strain was evolved.

(6) He carefully drew a bead on the rogue elephant and shot it dead.

(1) 他朝那流氓的下巴猛擊一拳。

(2) 小淘氣戴上了他祖父的眼鏡。

(3) 克拉奇菲爾德先生是一個偷窺狂與私人偵探的低級職員以及是洛杉磯游手好閑的警察。

(4) 這一小說描寫了未來將在土耳其和美國之間發生的戰爭，一個游手好閑的土耳其代理商在華盛頓引爆了一個核裝置。

(5) 這個品種是經過小心的選擇與淘汰才培育出來的。

(6) 他用槍仔細瞄準一頭兇猛而離群的野象，開槍把它打死了。

? Usage Notes

A rogue is a sneaky person who has tricks up his sleeve, not like a magician, but like someone who would steal your wallet or cheat at cards.

Dishonesty won’t get you far in life, unless you are a rogue who survives by lying and exploiting others. The word comes from the Latin rogare, which means “beg,” and while some rogues dress like beggars to get your money, anyone who deceives is a rogue, like the presidents of corrupt corporations who steal from their employees, or that rogue Uncle Marvin who promises you chocolate for washing his car, but afterward tells you he has no chocolate. That rogue!

? Usage Notes

1. [N-COUNT 可數名詞]無賴；流氓；惡棍 A rogue is a man who behaves in a dishonest or criminal way.

Mr Ward wasn't a rogue at all.

沃德先生根本不是惡棍。

2. [N-COUNT 可數名詞]搗蛋鬼；小淘氣；小壞蛋 If a man behaves in a way that you do not approve of but you still like him, you can refer to him as a rogue . [oft adj N] [feelings]

...Falstaff, the loveable rogue.

福斯塔夫，那個可愛的搗蛋鬼

3. [ADJ 形容詞](人或事物)不尋常的，破壞性的 A rogue element is someone or something that behaves differently from others of its kind, often causing damage. [ADJ n]

Computer systems throughout the country are being affected by a series of mysterious rogue programs, known as viruses...

全國的計算機系統都感染了一系列詭異的流氓程序，即病毒。

The rogue male is not a twentieth-century phenomenon.

男性不安分守己并非20世紀特有的現象。