ruffian
noun /ˈrʌfiən/
/ˈrʌfiən/
(old-fashioned)- a violent man, especially one who commits crimes
synonym thug暴徒;恶棍 - a gang of young ruffians
一群年轻的恶棍
词源late 15th cent.: from Old French ruffian, from Italian ruffiano, perhaps from dialect rofia ‘scab’, of Germanic origin. - a gang of young ruffians