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单词 epithet
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epithetnoun [ C ]

uk/ˈep.ɪ.θet/us/ˈep.ə.θet/formal

an adjective added to a person's name or a phrase used instead of it, usually to criticize or praise them:

The singer's 104-kilo frame earned him the epithet of "Man Mountain" in the press.

epithetnoun [ C ]

us/ˈep·əˌθet/

a word or phrase used to describe someone, often as an insult:

a racial epithet
His stubbornness earned him the epithet “Senator No.”
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