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单词 epithet
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ep·i·thet

noun
/ˈepɪθet/
/ˈepɪθet/
  1. an adjective or phrase that is used to describe somebody/something’s character or most important quality, especially in order to give praise or criticism(尤用于褒贬人或事物特征或性质的)表述形容词,修饰语
    • 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”。
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  2. (especially North American English) an offensive word or phrase that is used about a person or group of people别称;绰号;诨名
    • Racial epithets were scrawled on the walls.墙上涂写着一些带有种族歧视的称谓。
    Topics Languagec2
  3. Word Originlate 16th cent.: from French épithète, or via Latin from Greek epitheton, neuter of epithetos ‘attributed’, from epitithenai ‘add’, from epi ‘upon’ + tithenai ‘to place’.
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