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Definition of dastard in English: dastardnoun ˈdɑːstədˈdastədˈdæstərd dated, humorous A dishonourable or despicable man. 〈旧或幽默〉懦夫，可鄙的人 Example sentencesExamples - I had found the body underneath the floorboards, but I had yet to find the dastard that placed it there.
- Victor Fisher, on hand outside the hall, charged the dissenting delegates with being ‘dastards and cowards, some of whom… were the paid agents of the enemy, and.., traitors not only to their country but to civilisation.’
- Then, her mind was filled with an intense hate, a hate for the dastards that abducted her crewmates.
- You're one of those estate agent dastards - bumping up house prices beyond the reach of young working couples.
- The German player also seeks to reinsure the treaty by tying in the Swedish matter because he cannot rely on Russian compliance simply because the deal is good for both countries; that is, he must protect against fools as well as dastards.
Synonyms scoundrel, villain, rogue, rascal, brute, animal, weasel, snake, monster, ogre, wretch, devil, good-for-nothing, reprobate, wrongdoer, evil-doer
OriginLate Middle English (in the sense 'stupid person'): probably from dazed, influenced by dotard and bastard. Definition of dastard in US English: dastardnounˈdastərdˈdæstərd dated, humorous A dishonorable or despicable person. 〈旧或幽默〉懦夫，可鄙的人 Example sentencesExamples - Then, her mind was filled with an intense hate, a hate for the dastards that abducted her crewmates.
- The German player also seeks to reinsure the treaty by tying in the Swedish matter because he cannot rely on Russian compliance simply because the deal is good for both countries; that is, he must protect against fools as well as dastards.
- Victor Fisher, on hand outside the hall, charged the dissenting delegates with being ‘dastards and cowards, some of whom… were the paid agents of the enemy, and.., traitors not only to their country but to civilisation.’
- You're one of those estate agent dastards - bumping up house prices beyond the reach of young working couples.
- I had found the body underneath the floorboards, but I had yet to find the dastard that placed it there.
Synonyms scoundrel, villain, rogue, rascal, brute, animal, weasel, snake, monster, ogre, wretch, devil, good-for-nothing, reprobate, wrongdoer, evil-doer
OriginLate Middle English (in the sense ‘stupid person’): probably from dazed, influenced by dotard and bastard. |