rakish

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rak·ish /ˈreɪkɪʃ/ adjectiveadj

1 if a man looks rakish, or wears rakish clothes, he dresses nicely and looks confident and relaxed 〔外表或穿戴〕帅气的，潇洒的 SYN stylish

a rakish uniform

帅气的制服

2. at a rakish angle DCif you wear a hat at a rakish angle, you do not wear it straight, and this makes you look relaxed and confident 〔帽子〕潇洒地歪戴着

Examples from the Corpus

at a rakish angle• A black, felt bowler sits on his head, tilted slightly forward at a rakish angle.• But some were written at rakish angles.• There was Philippa Mannering looking avid in a beautifully cut check suit and a brown beret at a rakish angle.

3. old-fashionedSYBAD BEHAVIOUR OR ACTIONS a rakish man has a lot of sexual relationships, wastes money, and drinks too much alcohol 放荡挥霍的，纵情酒色的

—rakishly adverbadv

Examples from the Corpus

rakish• I don't think I should have risked anything quite so rakish.• A man stood, rakish and upright, and stared at the fences.• A black, felt bowler sits on his head, tilted slightly forward at a rakish angle.• There was Philippa Mannering looking avid in a beautifully cut check suit and a brown beret at a rakish angle.• Saker always has paler crown and is less slender and rakish, but may otherwise be hard to distinguish.• Brothels, bars, gambling, rakish clothes and tough-guy postures became his style.• What a rakish figure did I cut.• a rakish suit

Origin rakish

1. (1800-1900) Probably from rake “to slope backward” ((17-21 centuries)); because of the sloping masts of pirate ships.

2. (1700-1800) → RAKE12

rak·ish adjectiveadj

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BNC: 34075 COCA: 27226

rakish

Confident and proud: confident, proud, easy...

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