egregious
英[ɪ'griːdʒəs]
美[ɪ'gridʒɪəs]
- adj. 惊人的；过分的；恶名昭彰的
助记提示
1. e- "ex-, out of" + gregi- + -ous.
2. 其本意为：rising above the flock, 用咱们汉语成语形象地形容就是“鹤立鸡群”的意思。
3. 然后含义由此引申为：杰出的，突出的，卓越的；后来这层含义成为了古语，其含义进一步引申为表示：极坏的，极恶劣的，令人震惊的，异乎寻常的；也就是表示贬义的那种“鹤立鸡群”。
中文词源
egregious 极坏的
e-, 向外。-greg, 群，集中，词源同yard, gregarious. 原义为鹤立鸡群的，极好的，现义贬义化。参照拉丁文egregium, 非凡，伟业。
英文词源
- egregious
- egregious: see segregate
- egregious (adj.)
- 1530s, "distinguished, eminent, excellent," from Latin egregius "distinguished, excellent, extraordinary," from the phrase ex grege "rising above the flock," from ex "out of" (see ex-) + grege, ablative of grex "herd, flock" (see gregarious).
Disapproving sense, now predominant, arose late 16c., originally ironic. It is not in the Latin word, which etymologically means simply "exceptional." Related: Egregiously; egregiousness.
双语例句
- 1. When it comes to blatant lies, there are none more egregious than budget figures
- 谈到公众谎言，没有比预算数字更令人震惊的
来自辞典例句
- 2. At worst some egregious minion had conducted a childish private enterprise.
- 这最多也不过是一批低能的小人物自己干的无聊把戏而已.
来自辞典例句
- 3. What an egregious example was here !
- 现摆着一个多么触目惊心的例子 啊 !
来自辞典例句
- 4. None of this excuses his egregious, almost maniacal, tactics and his total insensity to our necessities.
- 这些都不能开脱他那种极端的, 近乎疯狂的策略,以及他对我们的需要全不照顾的态度.
来自辞典例句
- 5. That on the outer side was, one may say, on an egregious scale.
- 外边的那座可以说是规模异乎寻常.
来自辞典例句