解释
- n. 扒手,小偷
※ 提供单词"cutpurse"的中文意思、发音示范及音标对照,中英文词源、例句和用法等。
英文词源
- cutpurse (n.)
- "one who steals by the method of cutting purses, a common practice when men wore their purses at their girdles" [Johnson], mid-14c., from cut (v.) + purse (n.). The word continued after the method switched to picking pockets.