1764, of unknown origin, "prob. a fanciful formation" [OED], possibly an alteration of robustious "boisterous, noisy" (1540s; see robust). First record of rumpus room "play room for children in a family home" is from 1938.
实用例句
1. He had actually left the company a year before the rumpus started.
实际上，在争论开始一年前他就已经离开公司了。
来自柯林斯例句
2. They kick up a rumpus and throw things at each other.
他们吵了起来并互相朝对方扔东西。
来自柯林斯例句
3. to cause a rumpus
引起骚动
来自《权威词典》
4. What's all this rumpus about?
什么事情乱哄哄的?
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
5. The rumpus has made all the optimistic statements about unity and harmony ring a little hollow.
