tatterdemalion
英[ˌtætədə\'meɪljən]
美[ˌtætədə\'meɪljən]
基本释义
- n.
- 衣服褴褛的人
- adj.
- 衣衫褴褛的，不体面的
英英释义
Noun
1. a dirty shabbily clothed urchin
Adjective
1. worn to shreds; or wearing torn or ragged clothing;
"a man in a tattered shirt"
"the tattered flag"
"tied up in tattered brown paper"
"a tattered barefoot boy"
"a tatterdemalion prince"
2. in deplorable condition;
"a street of bedraggled tenements"
"a broken-down fence"
"a ramshackle old pier"
"a tumble-down shack"