epithet

英['epɪθet] 美['epɪθet]
  • n. 性质描述词;称号;浑名
epithetic
GRE
    n. (名词)
    1. 称号,绰号,别称,诨名
    2. 表述词语(表示人或事物的性质、特征的形容词、名词等)
    3. 附加于名词后的描述词
    4. 【动、植】亚类名词,种名
    5. <罕>措辞,表述
    6. 侮辱性词语
    v. (动词)
    1. (以修饰语)描述

英英释义

Noun:
  1. a defamatory or abusive word or phrase

  2. descriptive word or phrase

1. " I wonder what he'll find to match this epithet, commented another man.
“ 看他对上一句什么, ”又一个说.

来自汉英文学 - 中国现代小说

2. In ` Alfred the Great', ` the Great'is an epithet.
"阿尔弗雷德大帝"中的"大帝 " 是个称号.

来自辞典例句

3. The specific epithet variously did or did not repeat a key word from the phrase - name.
种加词不同程度地重复或不重复同片语名称的某个关键词.

来自辞典例句

4. An epithet that sums up my feelings.
简洁地表达了我思想感情的形容词.

来自互联网

5. Indeed, some observers fear that anti - science epithet is in danger of becoming meaningless.
确实, 一些观察者担心 反 科学这个词正处于消失的边际.

来自互联网

    用作名词 (n.)
    1. What's wrong here is the epithet "stinking".
      错就错在那个“臭”字上。
    2. The film is long and dramatic but does not quite earn the epithet "epic".
      这部影片篇幅长,戏剧性强,不过还不能誉为“史诗”。
    3. In 'Alfred the Great', 'the Great' is an epithet.
      “阿尔弗雷德大帝”中的“大帝”是个称号。
    4. He cursed me, using a lot of rude epithets like "bloody".
      他用了一大串诸如“该死的”之类的粗俗词语来诅咒我。