| 单词 | defame |
|---|---|
| 音标 | [di'feim] |
| 解释 | v. 诽谤，中伤 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 v. 诽谤，中伤(malign , slander, or libel; disgrace) 【记】 de+fame(名声)→使名 声降低→诽谤; 【同】 参考：deface(损伤外 观，失面子) |
| 字源 | defame (v.) c.1300, from Old French defamer (13c., Modern French diffamer), from Medieval Latin defamare, from Latin diffamare "to spread abroad by ill report, make a scandal of," from dis- suggestive of ruination + fama "a report, rumor" (see fame (n.)). Related: Defamed; defaming. |
| 不择手段背单词 | 无 |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】famous 有名的；defame 否定 + 名声→毁坏别人名誉 |
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