name-calling 的意思
辱骂; 侮辱性称呼
name-calling 的词源
name-calling(n.)
“使用辱骂性的称谓”,出现在1846年,源自 call (某人或某物) names,意指“试图通过给某人或某物贴上带有不愉快含义的词汇,使其看起来不佳”(1590年代);参见call (v.) + name (n.)。
WHEN dunces call us fools without proving us to be so, our best retort is to prove them to be fools without condescending to call them so. [The Rev. C.C. Colton, "Lacon: or Many Things in Few Words," London, 1823]
当愚人无凭无据地称我们为傻瓜时,我们最好的反击就是证明他们是傻瓜,而不屑于称呼他们。 [C.C. Colton牧师,《Lacon: or Many Things in Few Words》,伦敦,1823年]
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