Calumny



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解释

GRE 红宝书

• n. 诽谤, 中伤
• ［英］ n. 诽谤, 中伤 ( a false and malicious statement)
• ［记］ calumn ( 欺诈beguile) +y -> 欺诈性的话 -> 诽谤
• ［同］ 派生词: calumnious ( 诽谤的)

Webster Collegiate

noun (plural -nies)

• Etymology: Middle English calumnye, from Middle French & Latin; Middle French calomnie, from Latin calumnia, from calvi to deceive; perhaps akin to Old English hōlian to slander, Greek kēlein to beguile
• Date: 15th century
• 1. a misrepresentation intended to harm another's reputation
• 2. the act of uttering false charges or misrepresentations maliciously calculated to harm another's reputation
• ? calumnious adjective
• ? calumniously adverb

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