opprobrious

• adj. 无礼的；嘴不干净的；该骂的；可耻的

来自opprobrium,谴责，抨击。

opprobrious (adj.)

"full of reproach, intended to bring disgrace," late 14c., from Old French oprobrieus (Modern French opprobrieux), or directly from Late Latin opprobriosus, from Latin opprobare "to reproach, taunt," from ob "against" (see ob-) + probrum "reproach, infamy." Etymological sense is "disgrace attached to conduct considered shameful." Related: Opprobriously; opprobriousness.

1. It is now freely applied as an adjective of an opprobrious kind.

目前它被任意用作一种骂人的形容词.

来自辞典例句

2. He ransacked his extensive vocabulary in order to find opprobrious names to call her.

他从他的丰富词汇中挑出所有难听的话来骂她.

来自辞典例句

3. One is the eulogistic word freedom, and the other is the opprobrious word chance.

一个是表示褒义的词“自由”, 另一个是表示贬义的词“偶然”.

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