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ne'er-do-well (n.)
[ne'er-do-well 词源字典]
"one who is good for nothing," 1737, Scottish and northern English dialect, from contraction of phrase
never do well
. The adjective is first recorded 1773.
[ne'er-do-well etymology, ne'er-do-well origin, 英语词源]