Word
opprobrious
可耻的；辱骂性的
核心释义
offensive and shameful; expressing scorn or reproach
- 1.
招致耻辱的；冒犯且可耻的。
Causing opprobrium; offensive and shameful.
招致耻辱的；冒犯且可耻的。；嘴不干净的；无礼的；粗野的；辱骂的
用法In use
The manager's opprobrious language toward the employees was unacceptable.
用法提示：opprobrious 在此句中作定语修饰 language，表示辱骂性的。
His opprobrious behavior at the formal dinner shocked everyone.
用法提示：opprobrious 在此句中作定语修饰 behavior，表示可耻的。
She received opprobrious remarks from the crowd for her controversial speech.
用法提示：opprobrious 在此句中作定语修饰 remarks，表示辱骂性的。
opprobrious + noun (言语/行为)
opprobrious 常修饰表示言语或行为的名词。
He was fired for using opprobrious language toward his manager.
他因对经理使用辱骂性语言而被解雇。
be opprobrious (to sb)
也可直接描述人或其言行。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- opprobrious epithet
- 侮辱性称号
- The journalist faced a lawsuit for using opprobrious epithets in the article.这名记者因在文章中使用了侮辱性称号而面临诉讼。
- opprobrious language
- 辱骂性语言
- The teacher warned the student that opprobrious language would not be tolerated in class.老师警告学生，课堂上不容忍辱骂性语言。
- opprobrious remark
- 侮辱性言论
- He regretted his opprobrious remark as soon as it left his mouth.他的侮辱性言论一出口，他就后悔了。
- opprobrious conduct
- 可耻行为
- The board unanimously condemned his opprobrious conduct during the negotiation.董事会一致谴责他在谈判中的可耻行为。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想 opprobrium（公开展现的耻辱），加上 -ous 就成了‘可耻的、辱骂的’；画面是大庭广众下被斥责。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：formal writing、literary prose、rhetorical speech opprobrious 属于正式用词，多用于书面语或文学语境，表示“可耻的、辱骂性的”。日常口语中较少使用，比较常见于正式批评或修辞场景。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
No exact rhyme: opprobrious stresses /əʊbriəs/, while salubrious and lugubrious stress /uːbriəs/. Laborious and notorious share the unstressed /riəs/ spelling but differ in stress; insidious ends in /diəs/, and atrocious has /ʃəs/, not /iəs/.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.