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A desperado is a violent criminal who is not afraid of danger — the kind of person who will take wild risks because they seem to have nothing left to lose.
A desperado isdesperado指的是 a violent criminal who is not afraid of danger一個不怕危險的暴力罪犯 the kind of person who will take wild risks那種會不顧一切冒險的人 because they seem to have nothing left to lose因為他們好像已經沒有什麼好失去的了
English first used it, with a lot of colour, for outlaws in the old American West: cowboy films, a gun, a horse, no plan to live a quiet life. People still use it that way.
English first used it, with a lot of colour英文一開始很生動地用這個字 for outlaws in the old American West稱呼美國舊西部的亡命之徒 cowboy films, a gun, a horse, no plan to live a quiet life牛仔電影、一把槍、一匹馬，完全沒打算過安穩的日子 People still use it that way現在大家還是這樣用
They also stretch it, sometimes with a half-smile, for anyone acting in a reckless, last-chance way, though that stretch is looser than the old film sense.
They also stretch it大家也會延伸這個字 sometimes with a half-smile有時候帶點半開玩笑的口氣 for anyone acting in a reckless, last-chance way用來說任何不顧一切、孤注一擲的人 though that stretch is looser than the old film sense不過這種延伸用法比舊電影的意思鬆散一些
It names a person, not a feeling. Police and news will more often say suspect, gunman, or ; desperado is vivid and a little old-fashioned.
It names a person這個字說的是一個人 not a feeling不是一種感覺 Police and news will more often say suspect, gunman, or robber警方和新聞比較常說suspect（嫌犯）、gunman（持槍歹徒）或robber（搶匪） desperado is vivid and a little old-fashioneddesperado比較生動，也有點老派
Though actually, it sits right next to desperate: both grew from the idea of having no hope, but they walked into English through different doors. A desperate person is in a hopeless spot; a desperado is the outlaw picture of that idea.
Though actually, it sits right next to desperate不過其實它跟desperate很接近 both grew from the idea of having no hope兩個字都源自「沒有希望」這個概念 but they walked into English through different doors但是它們是從不同的路進入英文的 A desperate person is in a hopeless spotdesperate的人是處在絕望的處境 a desperado is the outlaw picture of that ideadesperado則是那種絕望概念的亡命之徒形象
組成From old Spanish desperado, from a verb meaning “to despair,” from Latin dis- (away) + sperare (to hope). A doublet of desperate: same Latin family, a different path into English.
同家族的字
- desperatea doublet: same Latin “lose hope” root, different path into English
原始詞典資料4 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
desperadonoun/dɛspəˈɹɑːdəʊ/
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A bold outlaw, especially one from southern portions of the Wild West.
- The kind of persons who excite or give signal to such revolutions — students, young men of letters […], or fierce and justly bankrupt desperadoes, acting everywhere on the discontent of the millions and blowing it into flame, — might give rise to reflections as to the character of our epoch.
- Surely this was the face of a desperado.
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A person in desperate circumstances or who is at the point of desperation, such as a down-and-outer, an addict, etc.
- The shortstops and desperados were not permitted to play in this marker crap game.
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A person who is desperately in love or is desperate for a romantic or sexual relationship.
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board-gameschessgamesA piece that seems determined to give itself up, typically to bring about stalemate or perpetual check.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。