brat

英 [bræt]美 [bræt]
  • n. 乳臭未干的小孩；顽童
  • n. (Brat)人名；(法、塞)布拉特
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中文词源

brat 熊孩子

词源不详。可能来自break, 破的。原指穿破衣服的乞丐的孩子，缺乏管教的。

英文词源

brat
brat: [16] The origins of brat are not altogether clear, but it has plausibly been connected with the English dialect brat ‘makeshift or ragged garment’, as being the sort of apparel a rough or ill-mannered child might wear. This brat first appeared in late Old English as bratt, meaning ‘cloak’, a borrowing from Old Irish bratt ‘covering, mantle’.
brat (n.)
c. 1500, slang, "beggar's child," originally northern, Midlands and western England dialect word for "makeshift or ragged garment;" probably the same word as Old English bratt "cloak," which is from a Celtic source (compare Old Irish bratt "cloak, cloth"). The modern meaning is perhaps from notion of "child's apron." Hollywood Brat Pack (modeled on 1950s Rat Pack) is from 1985.

双语例句

1. You ungrateful brat.
你这个没良心的小坏蛋。
来自柯林斯例句
2. a snivelling little brat
爱哭闹的小淘气
来自《权威词典》
3. He's a spoilt brat and it's about time he learnt to behave properly.
他是个被宠坏的孩子，是该学些规矩了。
来自柯林斯例句
4. He's a spoilt brat.
他是一个被宠坏了的调皮孩子。
来自辞典例句
5. " Who said it wasn't , brat? " Madam sounded angry.
大娘很生气的说: “ 毛丫头,谁说值得?
来自汉英文学 - 中国现代小说