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epithets

UK //ˈɛpɪθɛts//US //ˈɛpəˌθɛts//

词源

源自希腊语 'epitheton',意为‘附加的’或‘描述的’,后经拉丁语 'epitheton' 进入英语。

noun

❶ 指用来描述或称呼某人或某物的形容词或短语,通常带有褒义或贬义的情感色彩,用于突出其特点或特性。

“Homer often used epithets like 'swift-footed' to describe Achilles.”

(荷马常用‘迅捷如飞的’这样的修饰词来形容阿喀琉斯。)

“The king was known by the epithet 'the Great' due to his achievements.”

(这位国王因其功绩而被冠以‘大帝’的称号。)

同义词:descriptor, label, title

常见短语

racial epithets — 指带有种族歧视或侮辱性质的称呼或词语,通常具有强烈的负面含义。

“Using racial epithets is unacceptable in any civilized society.”

(在任何文明社会中,使用种族歧视性词语都是不可接受的。)