"full of reproach, intended to bring disgrace," late 14c., from Old French oprobrieus (Modern French opprobrieux), or directly from Late Latin opprobriosus, from Latin opprobare "to reproach, taunt," from ob "against" (see ob-) + probrum "reproach, infamy." Etymological sense is "disgrace attached to conduct considered shameful." Related: Opprobriously; opprobriousness.
雙語例句
1. It is now freely applied as an adjective of an opprobrious kind.
目前它被任意用作一種罵人的形容詞.
來自辭典例句
2. He ransacked his extensive vocabulary in order to find opprobrious names to call her.
他從他的豐富詞匯中挑出所有難聽的話來罵她.
來自辭典例句
3. One is the eulogistic word freedom, and the other is the opprobrious word chance.