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单词 epithet
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epithet
noun[C]
formal
uk
/ˈep.ɪ.θet/us
/ˈep.ə.θet/
anadjectiveaddedto a person'snameor a phrase usedinsteadof it, usually tocriticizeorpraisethem:
（通常指在褒贬人时使用的）表述形容词，修饰语
The singer's 104-kiloframeearnedhim the epithet of "Man Mountain" in thepress.这位歌剧演员身躯魁梧，体重104公斤，新闻报道中他的名前因此而被冠以“巨人”的称号。
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(Definition ofepithetfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

epithet| American Dictionary

epithet
noun[C]
us
/ˈep·əˌθet/
a word or phrase used todescribesomeone, often as aninsult:
aracialepithet
Hisstubbornnessearnedhim the epithet “Senator No.”
(Definition ofepithetfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofepithet

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In sum, while quasi-indicators are intrinsically opaque, epithets are intrinsically transparent.
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Nonhuman-animal epithets insult humans by invoking contempt for other species: rat, worm, viper, goose.
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What interests us is whether these epithets, in addition to their obvious socioreligious significance, can also be seen as indicators of economic status.
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A third method was rhetorically to use epithets that were appropriate to a deity, thus associating with the divine being.
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Anepithetoften manifests itself under the guise of a (definite) description that modifies a singular term to form a compound noun phrase.
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Most derivations of specific epithets that describe certain characteristics of the plant are surprisingly easy to trace.
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Here he includes epithets, certain attributive adjectives, and honorifics.
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I shall show how epithets are best understood if analyzed alongside quasi-indicators.
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For this reason, an utterance containing a parenthetical or anepithetcan be either true or false independently of the truth-conditions of the background proposition.
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Nevertheless, his harangue comes packaged in offensive epithets and unsympathetic decision-making.
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There were also other less charitable labels and epithets directed his way.
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These efforts have been maintained recently with a number of unpleasant and degrading epithets, 'bed -blockers' being the best of them.
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Theepithetsinchroden 'adorned with treasure' (14a) that is used of the woman further identifies her as a member of the aristocracy.
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Thus, any account of presupposition and accommodation could be applied to the anaphoric use of epithets.
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In particular, it can easily account for the attributive feature of epithets.
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