robber

robber 劫匪

来自 rob,抢劫，-er,人。

robber (n.)

late 12c., from Anglo-French robbere, Old French robeor, agent noun from rober (see rob). Robber baron in the "corrupt, greedy financier" sense is attested from 1870s, from a comparison of Gilded Age capitalists to medieval European warlords.

It is the attempt of the more shrewd to take advantage of the less shrewd. It is the attempt of the strong to oppress the weak. It is the old robber baron in his castle descending, after men have planted their crops, and stealing them. [Henry Ward Beecher, sermon, "Truthfulness," 1871]

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Regulation by combination means that the railroad managers are feudal lords and that you are their serfs. It means that every car load of grain or other produce of your fields and shops that passes over the New York Central shall pay heavy toll for right of transit to Vanderbilt, the robber baron of our modern feudalism, who dominates that way. [W.C. Flagg, testimony to Congress, 1874]

1. Her younger brother was cut up by a robber last week.

她弟弟上周被歹徒砍伤.

2. But then the robber whipped out a gun, and everyone stopped moving.

然而那强盗突然亮出枪, 大家都不动了.

3. She grappled with the bank robber, but was thrown to the ground.

她与抢劫银行的强盗扭打, 被强盗摔倒在地上.

4. The robber stunned the guard by banging him on the head.

抢劫犯猛击那个卫兵的头部使他晕了过去.

5. A witness picked him out of an identification parade as the robber.

一名目击者将他从辨认队列中指认出来,说他就是抢匪.

【burglar, gangster, thief, bandit, robber, pirate】
这组词都有“资贼、强盗”的意思，其区别是：
burglar: 指夜间撬窗破门行窃的人。
gangster: 指结伙进行各种非法活动的武装歹徒。
thief: 普通用词含义广泛，一般专指盗窍者。
bandit: 指在乡间或小林地区结帮活动，使用恐吓或暴力行窃的人。现指有组织或单独进行抢窃的盗匪。
robber: 指以暴力或威胁等手段强行夺取他人财物的人。
pirate: 指海盗。