ep.i.thet
n.（名词）
A term used to characterize a person or thing, such asrosy-fingered in rosy-fingered dawn or the Great in Catherine the Great. 表述词语：用来表示某人某物特性的一个表达，如玫瑰色状的黎明 中的 玫瑰色指状的 或 伟大的凯瑟琳 中的 伟大的 等 A term used as a descriptive substitute for the name or title of a person, such asThe Great Emancipator for Abraham Lincoln. 加于人名的称号，绰号：用来代替一个人姓名或头衔的称谓，如伟大的解放者 用来称呼亚伯拉罕·林肯 An abusive or contemptuous word or phrase.浑名：带侮辱性的单词或短语Biology A word in the scientific name of an animal or a plant following the name of the genus and denoting a species, variety, or other division of the genus, assativa in Lactuca sativa. 【生物学】 种名部分：接在属名之后的动物或植物的科学名称，指一个种、变种或属下面的其它类别，如家莴苣 在 莴苣属、家莴苣种 中
来源：Latin epitheton 拉丁语 epitheton from Greek [neuter of] epithetos [added, attributed] 源自 希腊语 [] epithetos的中性 [附加的，增加的] from epitithenai [to add to] 源自 epitithenai [加在] epi- [epi-] epi- [前缀，表.在…之前.] tithenai [to place] * see dhô- tithenai [放] *参见 dhô-
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ep.ithet.ic 或
ep.ithet.ical
adj.（形容词）Strictly speaking,an epithet need not be derogatory,but the term is commonly used as a simple synonym for .term of abuse. or .slur,.as in the sentenceThere is no place for racial epithets in a police officer`s vocabulary. This usage is accepted by 80 percent of the Usage Panel.严格来讲，绰号不应是贬义的，但此词一般用作.骂人的称呼.或.污辱.的同义词，如在下句中在一名警官的词汇中不应有粗俗的话。 这种用法被用法使用小组百分之八十的人接受
