rogue: [16] Rogue originated as a thieves’ slang term for a ‘vagrant’ in the mid-16th century. It is not clear where it came from, but one suggestion is that it was derived from the contemporary slang term roger ‘beggar who pretended to be a poor university student in order play on people’s feelings’. This was based on Latin rogāre ‘ask’, source of English interrogate, prerogative, etc.
rogue (n.)
1560s, "idle vagrant," perhaps a shortened form of roger (with a hard -g-), thieves' slang for a begging vagabond who pretends to be a poor scholar from Oxford or Cambridge, which is perhaps an agent noun in English from Latin rogare "to ask." Another theory [Klein] traces it to Celtic (compare Breton rog "haughty"); OED says, "There is no evidence of connexion with F. rogue 'arrogant.' "
In playful or affectionate use, "one who is mischievous," 1590s. Meaning "large wild beast living apart from the herd" is from 1859, originally of elephants. Meaning "something uncontrolled or undisciplined" is from 1964. Also common in 17c. as a verb. Rogue's gallery "police collection of mug shots" is attested from 1859.
雙語例句
1. A rogue wave swamped the boat.
凶猛的海浪淹沒了船隻。
來自柯林斯例句
2. Mr Ward wasn't a rogue at all.
沃德先生根本不是惡棍。
來自柯林斯例句
3. The rogue male is not a twentieth-century phenomenon.
男性不安分守己並非20世紀特有的現象。
來自柯林斯例句
4. He's a bit of a rogue, but very charming.
他好搗蛋，但卻很討人喜歡。
來自《權威詞典》
5. The rogue swore against the young man, saying he was a thief.