"epithet" 怎么发音

word

US

ˈɛpəˌθɛt

EP-uh-thet

UK

ˈɛpɪθɪt

EP-i-tit

释义

An epithet is a descriptive word or phrase used to characterize someone or something, sometimes as a title, and can also mean an insulting or offensive nickname.

IPA 音标

美式英语

ˈɛpəˌθɛt

英式英语

ˈɛpɪθɪt

简化发音

美式

EP-uh-thet

英式

EP-i-tit

语境中听

Homer often used an epithet to describe gods, like 'swift-footed Achilles'.

The word 'brave' in 'the brave knight' is an epithet.

Sometimes, people use an epithet as an insult.

He angrily shouted a racial epithet during the argument.