"life of idle begging," 1706, from vagrant + -cy. Earlier in a figurative sense, "mental wandering" (1640s). By late 18c. used in law as a catch-all for miscellaneous petty offenses against public order.
雙語例句
1. The tramp was arrested for vagrancy.
這個流浪漢因流浪而被捕.
來自《現(xiàn)代英漢綜合大詞典》
2. Vagrancy and begging has become commonplace in London.
流浪和乞討在倫敦已變得很常見。
來自辭典例句
3. Strangers are picked up for vagrancy after three days.
外地人來此超過三天的一律以流浪罪加以拘捕.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
4. Chambliss. " A Sociological Analysis of the Law of Vagrancy . "
流浪者法律之社會學(xué)分析 〉.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
5. And meanwhile the quite obvious cause of vagrancy the face.