scofflaw
n. 常违反法规者；藐视法律者
n.
常违反法规者；
英英释义
scofflaw[ 'skɔflɔ: ]
n.one who habitually ignores the law and does not answer court summonses
权威例句
ScofflawThe Climate Scofflaw
Scofflaw bicycling: Illegal but rational
SCOFFLAW JUDGE OUT TO DESTROY SHERIFF JOE
HOS scofflaw approach.(hours-of-service )
Responding to 9/11: Lurching Toward a Rule of Scofflaw
Want iOS 6? No Problem: Buy It Now From a Scofflaw Developer
Hospitals, tax-scofflaw docs targeted in tentative House deal changing Medicare doctors' fees
Competition and Enforcement of Scofflaw Actors in the Sharing Economy: The Case of Airbnb
Taking aim at gun violence: tracing bullets and guns to sideline scofflaw dealers.
scofflaw
scofflaw: [20] Aside from proprietary names and some scientific terms, it is rare for words that are pure human inventions (rather than naturally evolved forms) to make a permanent place for themselves in the English language, but scofflaw is a case in point. In the US in the early 1920s, in the middle of the Prohibition years, one Delcevare King of Quincy, Massachusetts offered a prize of $200 for a word to denote someone who defied the law and consumed alcohol.Over 25,000 suggestions were received from America and around the world. In January 1924 King announced his chosen winner: scofflaw, a simple combination of scoff [14] (probably of Scandinavian origin) and law. Two people had submitted it (Henry Irving Dale and Kate L. Butler), and they shared the prize. Whether because or in spite of its homespun transparency, the word caught on, and survives in America to this day, albeit somewhat broadened out in meaning: specific reference to illicit drinkers is no longer in much demand, but it is now used for someone who flouts any law.
scofflaw (n.)
1924, from scoff (v.) + law (n.). The winning entry in a national contest during Prohibition to coin a word to characterize a person who drinks illegally, chosen from more than 25,000 entries; the $200 winning prize was split between two contestants who sent in the word separately: Henry Irving Dale and Miss Kate L. Butler. Other similar attempts did not stick, such as pitilacker (1926), winning entry in a contest by the Pennsylvania Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals to establish a scolding word for one who mistreats animals (submitted by Mrs. M. McIlvaine Bready of Mickleton, N.J.).
1. The turning point in the process of growing up is when you discover the core of strength within you that survives all hurt.
当你从内心深处找到一种可以忍受一切痛苦的坚强力量时，你的成长历程就会出现飞跃。
来自金山词霸 每日一句
2. Discover the delights and luxury of a private yacht.
体验私人游艇的乐趣和奢华。
来自柯林斯例句
3. He was stunned to discover cost overruns of at least $1 billion.
他震惊地发现花费至少超了10亿美元。
来自柯林斯例句
4. We happened to discover we had a friend in common.
我们凑巧发现我们有一个共同的朋友。
来自柯林斯例句
5. The newly discover-ed notes are nothing more than Lang's personal journal.
新发现的笔记只不过是朗的个人日志。
来自柯林斯例句
[ discover 造句 ]
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