epithet
美音:[´epə´θet
]
英音:[´epə´θet
]
n.绰号,称号
难易程度:
epithet为短语/超纲词汇
词形变化:
形容词:epithetic
词根
epi-=upon,to,besides,among 变化型 ep-
近义词, 同义词
epithet
/'epɪθet; `ɛpə,θɛt/
n adjective or descriptive phrase that refers to the character or most important quality of sb/sth eg Alfred the Great, Attila the Hun （表示某人[某事物]性格或最主要特性的）修饰词或描述性短语（如阿尔弗烈德大王, 匈奴王阿提拉）.
n adjective or descriptive phrase that refers to the character or most important quality of sb/sth eg Alfred the Great, Attila the Hun （表示某人[某事物]性格或最主要特性的）修饰词或描述性短语（如阿尔弗烈德大王, 匈奴王阿提拉）.
epithet
n[C]
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Latin;Origin: epitheton, from Greek, from epitithenai 'to put on, add']
a word or short phrase used to describe someone, especially when praising them or saying something unpleasant about them
He hardly deserves the epithet 'fascist'.
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Latin;Origin: epitheton, from Greek, from epitithenai 'to put on, add']
a word or short phrase used to describe someone, especially when praising them or saying something unpleasant about them
He hardly deserves the epithet 'fascist'.
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