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"

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