rakehell
英 ['reɪkhel]
美
- n. 浪子；放荡者
- adj. 放荡的
中文词源
rakehell 浪子，放荡子
rake,耙子，耙地，hell,地狱。比喻用法，即搜遍地狱也要找到的坏人。
英文词源
- rakehell (n.)
- 1540s, possibly an alteration (by association with rake (n.1) and Hell) of Middle English rakel (adj.) "hasty, rash, headstrong," probably from raken "to go, proceed," from Old English racian "to go forward, move, hasten," of unknown origin. Compare rakeshame (n.) "one who lives shamefully" (1590s).