epithet

🇬🇧 UK/'epiθet/🇺🇸 US
GREC2

Definitions

n.

A descriptive word or phrase used to characterize or substitute for a person's name

绰号;称号;修饰语

v.

To refer to someone by a descriptive term

以绰号称呼

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
epiupon, over, near
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thestem
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tsuffix
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Example Sentences

  • 1.

    Homer used the epithet 'rosy-fingered' to describe dawn.

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