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rapparee是什么意思

rapparee

英 [,ræpə'riː] 美

n. （17世纪）爱尔兰的民兵；土匪；强盗

英文词源

rapparee (n.): "Irish freebooter," 1680s, originally "pikeman," from Irish rapairidhe, plural of rapaire "half-pike." Kind of soldier prominent in the war of 1688-92.