yakuza
[j?'ku:z?]
- n. （日）癟三；無賴
英文詞源
- yakuza (n.)
- traditional Japanese organized crime cartel, literally "eight-nine-three" (ya, ku, sa) the losing hand in the traditional baccarat-like Japanese card game Oicho-Kabu. The notion may be "good for nothing," or "bad luck" (such as that suffered by someone who runs afoul of them), or it may be a reference to the fact that a player who draws this hand requires great skill to win.
雙語例句
- 1. He plays at being a yakuza while he lives on what he inherited!
- 他靠他繼承的遺產(chǎn)活得像個癟三!
來自電影對白
- 2. Mr Ito's murder hints at yakuza desperation more than strength.
- 對伊藤的謀殺暗示了山口組的絕望而不是其實(shí)力.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
- 3. But recent revelations about gambling and the yakuza, Japan's mob , are the most serious yet.
- 近日, 相撲界渉賭和與黑幫勾結(jié)的傳聞更成為了壓倒相撲界的最后一根稻草.
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