Word of the Day：December 22, 2020
opprobrium
（眾人的）譴責
恥辱；責罵；咒罵
noun uh-PROH-bree-um
Definition
1:something that brings disgrace
某些讓人蒙羞的事
2 a:public disgrace or ill fame that follows from conduct considered grossly wrong or vicious
因為錯誤的行為和惡性習慣而受到公開指責或是嚴厲譴責
b:contempt, reproach
藐視；輕蔑，批評；責備
Examples
"Nonetheless, I remained a fellow traveler. In those days, the term was one of approval, not opprobrium." — Ellen Feldman, Scottsboro, 2008
儘管如此，我則仍是個旅行者。在當時獲得批准的說法之一，是沒有被譴責的。
"After abruptly announcing lockdown plans for England, Prime Minister Boris Johnson from allies and adversaries alike who say he has either gone too far or acted too slowly." — Natasha Frost, The New York Times, 2 Nov. 2020
突然宣布實行封鎖英格蘭的計劃後，Prime Minister Boris Johnson 引起了來自敵手和盟友們的不滿，紛紛表示這個計劃過於遠大或是實施得太慢。
Did You Know?
Opprobrium was borrowed into English from Latin in the 17th century. It derives from the Latin verb opprobrare, which means "to reproach." That verb, in turn, came from the noun probrum, meaning "disgraceful act" or "reproach." The adjective form of opprobrium is opprobrious, which in English means "scurrilous" or "infamous." One might commit an "opprobrious crime" or be berated with "opprobrious language," for example. Probrum gave English another word too, but you might have a little trouble guessing it. It is exprobrate, an archaic synonym of censure and upbraid
Opprobrium 是從17世紀的拉丁借用到英語中的，它是源於拉丁動詞opprobrare，含義是「to reproach「責備；譴責」」 這個動詞，則來自於名詞 probrum，意思是「disgraceful act「不友好的動作」 」 or 「reproach「譴責；批評」」形容詞 opprobrium的名詞形式是 opprobrious，意思是 「scurrilous「辱罵的」」 或 「infamous「惡名昭彰」」 一個犯下令人生厭的罪行或是指受到厲聲譴責的人。例如：Probrum使英語又增加了另外的單詞，你可能很難猜到它是誰。這個詞是expropriate，從前是censure 和 upbraid的同義詞。
Name That Synonym
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