"disreputable, vulgar," 1795, from raff "people," usually of a lower sort (1670s), probably from rif and raf (mid-14c.) "everyone," from Middle English raf, raffe "one and all, everybody" (see riffraff). Related: Raffishly; raffishness.
实用例句
1. He was handsome in a raffish kind of way.
他的帅是一种放荡不羁的帅。来自柯林斯例句
2. The theatre's raffish auditorium recalls an earlier era.
剧院俗丽的观众席让人想起早先的时代。来自辞典例句
3. He was drinking cheap champagne with a raffish air.
他喝着廉价的香槟酒,样子十分放荡.来自互联网
4. Why let all the people dream of having such a don't catch mice, raffish cat?
