Epithet



GRE 蓝宝 Barron

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n. ( 贬低人的) 短语或形容词
• ［英］ n. ( 贬低人的) 短语或形容词 ( an adjective, noun, or phrase, used to characterize person or thing in a derogative sense)
• ［记］ epi ( 在...下) +thet ( =put放) -> ( 人) 放到下面的话 -> 贬低的语言

Webster Collegiate

noun

• Etymology: Latin epitheton, from Greek, from neuter of epithetos added, from epitithenai to put on, add, from epi- + tithenai to put — more at do
• Date: 1579
• 1.
  • a. a characterizing word or phrase accompanying or occurring in place of the name of a person or thing
  • b. a disparaging or abusive word or phrase
  • c. the part of a taxonomic name identifying a subordinate unit within a genus
• 2. obsolete expression
• ? epithetic or epithetical adjective

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