epithet
美 ['epɪ.θet]
英 ['epɪθet]
- n.绰号；修饰语；别称；诨名
- 网络称号；表述词语；称呼
复数：epithets
n.
nickname,description,appellation,handle,label
epithet
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1. | （尤用于褒贬人或事物特征或性质的）表述形容词，修饰语an adjective or phrase that is used to describe sb/sth's character or most important quality, especially in order to give praise or criticism |
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”。 |
2. | 别称；绰号；诨名an offensive word or phrase that is used about a person or group of people |
Racial epithets were scrawled on the walls. 墙上涂写着一些带有种族歧视的称谓。 |