opprobrious

pronunciation

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  • adj.
    <正>(尤指言词)极无礼的,骂人的
  • adv.
    无礼地
  • n.
    无礼,骂人

Word Origin

opprobrious 谴责的,抨击的

来自opprobrium,谴责,抨击。

Example

1. 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。
2. 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。

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