• n. 笨蛋；不明道理的人；騙人貨
• vt. 使淘金失敗
• vi. 淘金失敗

詞源同deaf, 原義為聾子。后用于罵人話，傻瓜蛋，笨蛋，尤其是高爾蘭球手。

duffer

duffer: see deaf

duffer (n.)

"inept person; old man," especially "bad golfer," 1842, perhaps from Scottish duffar "dull or stupid person," from dowf "stupid," literally "deaf," from Old Norse daufr, with pejorative suffix -art. Or perhaps from 18c. thieves' slang duff (v.) "to dress or manipulate an old thing and make it look new."

1. Waugh was a duffer at cricket.

沃的板球打得很臭。

來自柯林斯例句

2. " Aw, let me go,'she exclaimed angrily . " Duffer. "

“ 呸, 松手! " 她憤怒地叫了起來,"你這個笨蛋.

來自英漢文學 - 嘉莉妹妹

3. About morals , I mean , of course, you can't beat the old duffer.

道德方面的問題, 你當然糊弄不了那笨蛋.

來自辭典例句

4. He is a duffer at golf.

他不善于打高爾夫球.

來自辭典例句

5. I thought you were hurt by Edward's saying you were a duffer and a beginner.

我認為你是被愛德華說是笨蛋和新手的話所傷害了.

來自辭典例句