Opprobrium



GRE Barron

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n. 恶名声;极其轻蔑
• ［英］ n. 恶名声 ( the disgrace or infamy) 极其轻蔑 ( reproachful contempt)
• ［类］ 反义词: approbation ( 赞成, 认可)

Webster Collegiate

noun

• Etymology: Latin, from opprobrare to reproach, from ob in the way of + probrum reproach; akin to Latin pro forward and to Latin ferre to carry, bring — more at ob-, for, bear
• Date: 1656
• 1. something that brings disgrace
• 2.
  • a. public disgrace or ill fame that follows from conduct considered grossly wrong or vicious
  • b. contempt, reproach

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