c. 1300, "non-Christian, pagan, infidel;" early 15c., "heretical, unbelieving," from Old French mescreant "disbelieving" (Modern French mécréant), from mes- "wrongly" (see mis- (2)) + creant, present participle of creire "believe," from Latin credere (see credo). Meaning "villainous" is from 1590s.
miscreant (n.)
late 14c., "heathen, Saracen," from miscreant (adj.) or from Old French mescreant, which also had a noun sense of "infidel, pagan, heretic." Sense of "villain" first recorded 1590 in Spenser.
miscreant 英文释义
1. a person without moral scruples
miscreant 双语例句
1. How easy it has been in this febrile atmosphere to point the finger at miscreant journalists.
在目前这股热潮中,对那些不道德的记者指指戳戳是多么的容易.
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miscreant 实用场景例句
Local people demanded that the District Magistrate apprehend the miscreants.
当地人要求地方法官逮捕那些歹徒。
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How easy it has been in this febrile atmosphere to point the finger at miscreant journalists.
