duffer

• n. 笨蛋；不明道理的人；骗人货
• vt. 使淘金失败
• vi. 淘金失败

词源同deaf, 原义为聋子。后用于骂人话，傻瓜蛋，笨蛋，尤其是高尔兰球手。

duffer

duffer: see deaf

duffer (n.)

"inept person; old man," especially "bad golfer," 1842, perhaps from Scottish duffar "dull or stupid person," from dowf "stupid," literally "deaf," from Old Norse daufr, with pejorative suffix -art. Or perhaps from 18c. thieves' slang duff (v.) "to dress or manipulate an old thing and make it look new."

1. Waugh was a duffer at cricket.

沃的板球打得很臭。

来自柯林斯例句

2. " Aw, let me go,'she exclaimed angrily . " Duffer. "

“ 呸, 松手! " 她愤怒地叫了起来,"你这个笨蛋.

来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹

3. About morals , I mean , of course, you can't beat the old duffer.

道德方面的问题, 你当然糊弄不了那笨蛋.

来自辞典例句

4. He is a duffer at golf.

他不善于打高尔夫球.

来自辞典例句

5. I thought you were hurt by Edward's saying you were a duffer and a beginner.

我认为你是被爱德华说是笨蛋和新手的话所伤害了.

来自辞典例句