epithet

释义

n. 浑名, 绰号, 称号 transferred epithet 转移修饰语；转类形容词

例句

But it is impossible to predict the reaction of a man accosted by another with the words "you rat" without referring to the meaning that the man spoken to attaches to the epithet.

但是，当你不带意识地，说出别人的绰号“老鼠”的时候，你还是无法预测这个人会有怎样的反应。

My teen years were marked by the common epithet “Camel Jockey” and the hit AM radio song “Ahab the A-rab.”

“骆驼骑师” （Camel Jockey）和调幅电台的热门歌曲“Ahab the A-rab”是我青少年时代人们通用的绰号。