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caitiff    
a. 卑劣的
n. 卑鄙男人

卑劣的卑鄙男人

caitiff
adj 1: despicably mean and cowardly
n 1: a cowardly and despicable person

Caitiff \Cai"tiff\, a. [OE. caitif, cheitif, captive, miserable,
OF. caitif, chaitif, captive, mean, wretched, F. ch['e]tif,
fr. L. captivus captive, fr. capere to take, akin to E.
heave. See {Heave}, and cf. {Captive}.]
1. Captive; wretched; unfortunate. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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2. Base; wicked and mean; cowardly; despicable.
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Arnold had sped his caitiff flight. --W. Irving.
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Caitiff \Cai"tiff\, n.
A captive; a prisoner. [Obs.]
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Avarice doth tyrannize over her caitiff and slave.
--Holland.
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2. A wretched or unfortunate man. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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3. A mean, despicable person; one whose character meanness
and wickedness meet.
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Note: The deep-felt conviction of men that slavery breaks
down the moral character . . . speaks out with . . .
distinctness in the change of meaning which caitiff has
undergone signifying as it now does, one of a base,
abject disposition, while there was a time when it had
nothing of this in it. --Trench.
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  • Caitiff - White Wolf Wiki
    caitiff: Originally meaning a captive, by extension a wretched miserable person It often expresses contempt and means a despicable wretch or villain The term "Caitiff" is traditionally used by the Camarilla
  • Caitiff - Etymology, Origin Meaning - Etymonline
    c 1300, "wicked man, scoundrel," from Anglo-French caitif, noun use of Old North French caitive (Old French chaitif) "captive, miserable" (see caitiff (adj )) It is attested from mid-14c as "prisoner "
  • caitiff - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
    (obsolete) A captive or prisoner, particularly a galley slave "How now, you scullions and cullions: bring hither a pair of cow's hooves to out face this contumelious caitiff " (archaic) A villain, a coward or wretch (Aaron Burr and Andrew Jackson ride together in Tennessee; Burr narrates): Jackson shouted at me his view of the duel
  • caitiff, n. adj. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English Dictionary
    What does the word caitiff mean? There are seven meanings listed in OED's entry for the word caitiff , four of which are labelled obsolete See ‘Meaning use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence
  • CAITIFF Definition Meaning - Dictionary. com
    Caitiff definition: a base, despicable person See examples of CAITIFF used in a sentence
  • Caitiff - VTM Wiki - Paradox Wikis
    Representative of vampires in their purest form, the Caitiff do not suffer from the lineage of their Blood Due to this, they are usually cast out by their clans either from shame, envy, or fear The Caitiff take their distance either in shame or pride, born from the unique traits missing from their sire's clan
  • Caitiff - Definition, Meaning Synonyms - Vocabulary. com
    Vocabulary lists containing caitiff "The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet," Vocabulary from Act 5 As you read Act 5 of William Shakespeare's "The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet," learn this word list
  • caitiff meaning: Cowardly, despicable person; base wretch - OneLook
    Definitions from Wiktionary (caitiff) noun : A base or despicable person; a wretch noun : (obsolete) A captive or prisoner, particularly a galley slave
  • Category:Caitiff | White Wolf Wiki | Fandom
    The Caitiff; Gabe Tremblay; Turk; V Mercy Valdez; W Jess Walker; Raymond Wallace; Nickolas White; Alex Wilkins; Johan Wrede; Z Zal; Count Zaroff; Categories Categories: Bloodlines (VTM) Clans (VTM) Vampire: The Masquerade glossary; Vampire: The Masquerade character; Community content is available under CC-BY-SA unless otherwise noted





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