作者sovereignty ( )
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标题[每日] denigrate (v) 抹黑
时间Sun Feb 8 19:23:45 2009
Word of the Day (Saturday February 7, 2009)
denigrate \DEN-i-greyt\, verb:
Pronunciation:
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to attack the character or reputation of; defame
My sister
denigrates her husband in every conversation.
by 1526, from Latin denigratus/denigrare "to blacken, defame,"
from de- "completely" + nigr-, stem of niger "black," of unknown
origin.
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1F:→ sovereignty :niger 这个字根就是「黑」,所以黑人叫 nigro (有鄙 02/08 19:24
2F:→ sovereignty :视意味)。知道字根後再用「抹黑」来记这个字就很容易 02/08 19:25
3F:→ sovereignty :了。 02/08 19:25
4F:→ toughbank :谢谢 02/08 20:27
5F:推 zoiiani :黑人是negro 10/10 16:49