tatterdemalion

• 过时的形容词，形容人或物衣衫褴褛、破旧不堪或处于褴褛状态。

An archaic adjective describing a person or thing that is ragged, shabby, or in a state of disrepair.

1. Ragged or tornC2formal

   Describing clothing that is worn to shreds or a person dressed in tattered garments.

   衣衫褴褛的

   • The tatterdemalion beggar shuffled down the street.
   • He wore a tatterdemalion coat that had seen better days.
   • The old flag was tatterdemalion after years of wind and rain.

   同义词frayedraggedscruffyshabbytatteredtattytorn

   反义词elegantneatsmarttidytrim

2. In poor conditionC2formal

   Referring to something that is in a dilapidated or deplorable state.

   破旧不堪

   • The tatterdemalion house was barely standing after the storm.
   • The garden was left in a tatterdemalion state, overgrown and neglected.
   • His tatterdemalion appearance reflected his difficult circumstances.

   同义词bedraggleddecrepitdilapidatedraggedrun-downscruffyseedyshabbytattered

   反义词immaculatepristinesolidsoundspotless

• 名词，指穿着破烂或褴褛衣服的人，尤指儿童；也可指衣着邋遢、衣衫褴褛的人。

A noun referring to a person, especially a child, who is dressed in ragged or tattered clothing.

1. A ragged or shabbily dressed personC2formal

   A person, especially a child, who is dressed in torn, dirty, or shabby clothing.

   衣衫褴褛的人

   • The old tatterdemalion sat on the street corner, begging for coins.
   • In the novel, the tatterdemalion was a symbol of poverty and neglect.
   • A group of tatterdemalions played in the muddy alley.

   同义词gaminguttersniperagamuffinscarecrowurchinwaif

   反义词beaudandyfop