brigand

Word family nounbrigandagebrigandbrigandine

brig·and /ˈbrɪɡənd/ noun [countableC] literary

STEALa thief, especially one of a group that attacks people in mountains or forests 土匪；强盗；山贼

Examples from the Corpus

brigand• At the worst possible moment a brigand named Babbitt raided the shore of Philadelphia from a commandeered ship.• You're a brigand, a throw-back to the Dark Ages.• There was a vaguely medieval theme: knights and ladies, fools and brigands.• A few days later we passed the desiccated corpse of another brigand hanging on a gibbet beside the track.• Let me tell you what really bothers me about that brigand more than his plagiarizing.• And the brigands move around, never stay in one place for too long.• When the envoys complained to the emperor, he dispatched an army to deal with these brigands.

Origin brigand

(1300-1400) Old French Old Italian brigante, from brigare; → BRIGADE

词汇	brigand
释义	brigand Word family nounbrigandagebrigandbrigandine brig·and /ˈbrɪɡənd/ noun [countableC] literary STEALa thief, especially one of a group that attacks people in mountains or forests 土匪；强盗；山贼 Examples from the Corpus brigand• At the worst possible moment a brigand named Babbitt raided the shore of Philadelphia from a commandeered ship.• You're a brigand, a throw-back to the Dark Ages.• There was a vaguely medieval theme: knights and ladies, fools and brigands.• A few days later we passed the desiccated corpse of another brigand hanging on a gibbet beside the track.• Let me tell you what really bothers me about that brigand more than his plagiarizing.• And the brigands move around, never stay in one place for too long.• When the envoys complained to the emperor, he dispatched an army to deal with these brigands. Origin brigand (1300-1400) Old French Old Italian brigante, from brigare; → BRIGADE
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