People love goodness. We like soft, responsive brothers. But what about the rest, with those whom we call a bastard? We will analyze the meaning of the word today, as well as a synonym and its origin. And what’s also interesting is: is bastardism always obvious?
Human rabble
The noun is related to the verb "drag". By the way, while the association has not gone away, it is worth fixing it. Once upon a time on TV there was a program about the life and fate of Grigory Rasputin. It is known who this mysterious man was, so people often brought him offerings, mostly gastronomic, that is, edible. And when they asked him about their fate, he said: "I do not eat this bastard." That is, Rasputin was well aware of the origin of this wonderful word.
But that is not all there is to know about the source of the definition. Why in general in modern language does it mean the scum of social life? Everything is very simple - the language honors traditions, and the reader will now understand how. The original meaning of the word "bastard" is "garbage collected in one place." Concentration, quintessence of abomination. And now let's turn to our old friend - the explanatory dictionary.
Value
The modern meaning is not too different from the historical one. Explanatory Dictionary offers two options:
- Scoundrel, bastard. For example: "Yes, of course you did it well that you believed your friend, it says on his face:" Bastard. "
- Rabble, mean people. "There all cream of the criminal world will gather - every bastard."
Note that in the second case, you can use both the singular and the plural, but the noun "bastard" means a group of individuals, not one person. Now, however, they often say “scum” when they want to emphasize that there are more than one bastards. This should be remembered.
Synonyms
There should be no problem with the meaning of the word “bastards,” because it is still in demand. Needless to say, on the Russian land, various hunters, swindlers and crooks, whom they offended people call as the reader thought, have not yet been translated. But consider a list of synonyms:
- a scoundrel;
- bastard;
- pig;
- bastard;
- scumbag;
- creature;
- cattle;
- trash;
- bitch;
- nit;
- scum;
- redneck;
- trash.
You can still practice foul language, but, we think, enough. In general, looking at the list of synonyms, we can definitely say that our people know how to swear. We have omitted some expressions so as not to injure the reader, for in print they are found only in cool male action films. And by the way, this is an interesting point: it is believed that representatives of the stronger sex are inclined to a strong word. The language practice, however, shows a completely different, but the strength of tradition is irresistible.
Dr. House is not only a wonderful doctor, but also a bastard
We think with the statement placed in the title, even those who love with all their hearts the evil diagnostician will not argue. Because he, of course, saves lives, and even deep down he adheres to humane views, but on the surface an outside observer notices only complete insensibility.
And it is the obvious inhumanity that turns the doctor, even in the eyes of his patients, into a bastard (the meaning of the word no longer requires explanation). Native speakers are well aware that not only those who are angry and criminal can be a bad person. In other words, a criminal is not always a bastard, but, for example, a teacher is a “positively wonderful person.” Life is diverse, and a person to match it.
House's dislike for people is dictated by his professional deformation. Even before the injury, he was still the same doctor who worked only with complex cases, so emotions are what only interferes in solving a medical riddle. True, he did not turn off sarcasm, cynicism and a sense of humor, but all of the above does not apply to emotions, but rather, the stable reactions of a person that the outside world causes him. So everything is logical.
We hope that now it has become clear what the word "bastard" means, but there was no desire to use this definition too often in his speech, although it is decent.