1782, "highway robber," probably from dialectal verb scamp "to roam" (1753, perhaps from 16c.), shortened from scamper. Used affectionately in sense "rascal" since 1808.
scamp (v.)
"do in a hasty manner," 1837, perhaps from a Scandinavian source (compare Old Norse skemma "to shorten, make shorter," from skammr "short; brief; lately"), or a blend of scant and skimp [Klein], or a back-formation from scamper. Related: Scamped; scamping.
scamp 双语例句
1. Have some respect for me, you scamp!
对我尊重点,你这个小混蛋!
来自柯林斯例句
2. A scamp put the arm on him last night when he was on his way home.
昨晚在回家的路上,他遭到流氓的抢劫.
来自《简明英汉词典》
3. Maybe we did misjudge the scamp about not being a soldier.
也许我们不相信他当过兵是把这个流氓估计错了.
来自飘(部分)
4. Don't pamperdamp scamp tramps that camp under ramp lamps.
要宠潮湿恶棍流浪汉营地下坡道灯.
来自互联网
5. Don't pamper scamp tramps that camp under ramp lamps.