A general term of contempt or reproach; (also) a person who or thing which is the object of scorn; = byword, n. 2. Obsolete.
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| 释义 | the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > reputation > [noun] > person or thing much talked about > that has become proverbial (4) proverba1382 A general term of contempt or reproach; (also) a person who or thing which is the object of scorn; = byword, n. 2. Obsolete. byword1535 A person or thing who becomes proverbial, as a type of specified characteristics; an object of scorn or contempt. fable1535 The subject of common talk; a person or thing who has become proverbial; a ‘byword’. archaic. myth1853 A person or thing held in awe or generally referred to with near reverential admiration on the basis of popularly repeated stories (whether real or… |
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