音标:['epiθet] ;
n. 浑名, 绰号, 称号
n. descriptive word or phrase
词型变化:名词复数形式 : epithets
考试类型:[GRE]
词性分布:
名词100%

epithet的用法和样例:

例句

用作名词(n.)
  1. What's wrong here is the epithet "stinking".错就错在那个“臭”字上。
  2. The film is long and dramatic but does not quite earn the epithet "epic".这部影片篇幅长,戏剧性强,不过还不能誉为“史诗”。
  3. In 'Alfred the Great', 'the Great' is an epithet.“阿尔弗雷德大帝”中的“大帝”是个称号。
  4. He cursed me, using a lot of rude epithets like "bloody".他用了一大串诸如“该死的”之类的粗俗词语来诅咒我。

经典引文

  • Hollow, emptysis the epithet justly bestowed on Fame.

    出自:George Eliot
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