A scoundrel is a man who behaves badly and cannot be trusted — especially one who cheats, lies, or tricks people out of money. It is a strong word, but it often does not sound as cold as criminal.

A scoundrel is a manScoundrel是指一個男人， who behaves badly and cannot be trusted行為惡劣、不值得信任， especially one who cheats, lies, or tricks people out of money尤其是那種騙人、說謊、或用手段騙走別人錢財的人。 It is a strong word這是一個語氣很重的字， but it often does not sound as cold as criminal但它聽起來通常沒有criminal（罪犯）那麼冷酷。

It belongs to stories, old plays, and slightly theatrical complaints: 'You scoundrel!' A parent might say it with a half-smile. In a police report you would expect thief or fraudster instead.

It belongs to stories, old plays, and slightly theatrical complaints它屬於故事、老戲劇、和帶點誇張戲劇感的抱怨： 'You scoundrel!'「你這個無賴！」 A parent might say it with a half-smile家長說這句話時可能還帶著半個微笑。 In a police report you would expect thief or fraudster instead在警方報告裡，你會看到的則是thief（小偷）或fraudster（詐欺犯）。

It almost always means a man; for a woman, English reaches for other words.

It almost always means a man它幾乎都是指男人； for a woman, English reaches for other words講女人的話，英文會用別的字。

The origin is cloudy: older spellings like scondrel and skoundrell sit on the page, and then the trail stops. A link to the northern English or Scottish verb scunner, 'to shrink back in disgust,' has been suggested, but that is only a possibility.

The origin is cloudy它的來源不太清楚： older spellings like scondrel and skoundrell sit on the page舊拼法像scondrel和skoundrell出現在文獻上， and then the trail stops然後線索就斷了。 A link to the northern English or Scottish verb scunner, 'to shrink back in disgust,' has been suggested有人提出它可能跟英格蘭北部或蘇格蘭的動詞scunner（意思是「因厭惡而退縮」）有關， but that is only a possibility但這只是一種可能。