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epithet n.性质描述词；称号；浑名 (1) 错就错在那个“臭”字上。(2) 这部影片篇幅长，戏剧性强，不过还不能誉为“史诗”。(3) “阿尔弗雷德大帝”中的“大帝”是个称号。(4) 他用了一大串诸如“该死的”之类的粗俗词语来诅咒我。 Don’t let epithet’s bad reputation fool you — that’s only half the story. An epithet can be harmless, a nickname that catches on, like all hockey fans knowing that "Sid the Kid" is Sidney Crosby. On the flip side, an epithet can be an abusive word or phrase that should never be used, like a racial epithet that offends and angers everyone.

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英 ['epɪθet] 美 ['epɪθet] (1) What's wrong here is the epithet "stinking".(2) The film is long and dramatic but does not quite earn the epithet "epic".(3) In 'Alfred the Great', 'the Great' is an epithet.(4) He cursed me, using a lot of rude epithets like "bloody". The noun epithet is a descriptive nickname, such as "Richard the Lionhearted," or "Tommy the Terrible." When it takes a turn for the worse, it can also be a word or phrase that offends. 1[N-COUNT 可数名词]表述形容词，修饰语（用以批评或称赞某人） An epithet is an adjective or short phrase which is used as a way of criticizing or praising someone.   [usu with supp]  [FORMAL 正式]...the religious issue which led to the epithet 'bible-basher'.导致出现“《圣经》的狂热宣讲者”这一称谓的宗教问题

英语单词	epithet
英美音标	英 ['epɪθet] 美 ['epɪθet]
中文释义	n.性质描述词；称号；浑名
英语例句	(1) What's wrong here is the epithet "stinking". (2) The film is long and dramatic but does not quite earn the epithet "epic". (3) In 'Alfred the Great', 'the Great' is an epithet. (4) He cursed me, using a lot of rude epithets like "bloody".
中文例句	(1) 错就错在那个“臭”字上。 (2) 这部影片篇幅长，戏剧性强，不过还不能誉为“史诗”。 (3) “阿尔弗雷德大帝”中的“大帝”是个称号。 (4) 他用了一大串诸如“该死的”之类的粗俗词语来诅咒我。
vocabulary简明	The noun epithet is a descriptive nickname, such as "Richard the Lionhearted," or "Tommy the Terrible." When it takes a turn for the worse, it can also be a word or phrase that offends.
vocabulary扩展	Don’t let epithet’s bad reputation fool you — that’s only half the story. An epithet can be harmless, a nickname that catches on, like all hockey fans knowing that "Sid the Kid" is Sidney Crosby. On the flip side, an epithet can be an abusive word or phrase that should never be used, like a racial epithet that offends and angers everyone.
柯林斯解释	1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]表述形容词，修饰语（用以批评或称赞某人） An epithet is an adjective or short phrase which is used as a way of criticizing or praising someone. [usu with supp] [FORMAL 正式] ...the religious issue which led to the epithet 'bible-basher'. 导致出现“《圣经》的狂热宣讲者”这一称谓的宗教问题

Epithet Phrase Word 英 Epɪθet] 美 Epɪθet N.性质描述词；称号；浑名 Wrong