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epithet
  • Derivatives : adj  epithetic ; adj  epithetical
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Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

epithet ['εpə.θεt] ['epɪθet]
  1. 1. noun 性质词语,表示人(或物)的性质特征形容词(或名词、短语等)(常作轻蔑用语,如:“egghead” 作“知识分子”解)
  2. 2. noun 用作描写说明的名称(或称号),附加于名词后的描述词(如:Philip the Fair美丽菲利普America the Beautiful美丽的美利坚)

Collins English-English Dictionary

epithet ['εpɪ"θεt]
  1. 1. n a descriptive word or phrase added to or substituted for a person's name
    ``Lackland'' is an epithet for King John
  2. 2. n [Etymology] C16: from Latin epitheton, from Greek, from epitithenai to add, from tithenai to put

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