epithets

英 [ˈɛpɪθɛts]

美 [ˈɛpəˌθɛts]

n.  (尤用于褒贬人或事物特征或性质的)表述形容词，修饰语; 别称; 绰号; 诨名
epithet的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 表述形容词，修饰语（用以批评或称赞某人）
  Anepithetis an adjective or short phrase which is used as a way of criticizing or praising someone.
  1. ...the religious issue which led to the epithet 'bible-basher'.
     导致出现“《圣经》的狂热宣讲者”这一称谓的宗教问题

双语例句

• In a tone that made the word the foulest and most venomous of epithets.
  用的那声调更使这个字显得又脏又毒了。
• A court is not bound to credit bald assertions, unsupportable conclusions, and opprobrious epithets woven into the fabric of the complaint.
  法庭不必采信由枯燥的断言，没有根据的结论和无理的绰号所编织的诉求。
• By using offensive epithets such as "poetess with cerebral palsy" or "countrywoman who composes poems", media outlets have succeeded in catching the eyes of readers and viewers.
  为了吸引观众、读者们的眼球，媒体不惜使用一些无礼的绰号，比如称她为脑瘫女诗人或是写诗的农村妇女。
• It is found that the most common type of realization for affect and judgment is Nominalization; while a great proportion of appreciation values are realized by Epithets.
  发现情感和评判最常见的实现方式为名物化（Nominalization），而相当一部分的鉴赏是通过修饰语（Epithet）来实现的。
• Empathy is the emotional result of harmonious unity of the subject and object, and its aesthetic effect is usually realized by transferred epithets.
  移情是主体和客体和谐统一的感情产物，其美学效果在语言表达上往往通过移就（英语称转移修饰）辞格体现出来。
• They tagged to our name various abusive epithets.
  他们把各种辱骂性的称号[名称]加在我们名字上。
• He insulted me, using rude epithets.
  他用粗话诅咒我。
• Though he denies racist intentions in the incident, Wahlberg had been censured in the past for using racial epithets at school.
  虽然他否认这件事与种族歧视有关，他还是因在学校时使用污辱种族的称谓而备受指责。
• In Hallidayan tradition, interpersonal function is mainly realized by mood system, modality system, attitudinal epithets, comment adjuncts, vocatives etc.
  他提出人际功能主要是由语气和情态系统实现的。
• Voices called "scab" now and then, as well as other epithets, but no crowd attacked the car.
  不时地有声音叫着“工贼”，还听到其它的辱骂声，但是没有人群袭击电车。