opprobrium
opprobrium
[əˈprəʊbrɪəm]
noun
[əˈprəʊbrɪəm]
noun
- [mass noun]harsh criticism or censure
训斥，辱骂
the critical opprobrium generated by his films.
他的电影招来的严厉批评。
■the public disgrace arising from someone's shameful conduct
耻辱，恶名；侮辱
the opprobrium of being closely associated with thugs and gangsters.
与恶棍匪徒交往甚密的恶名。
■[count noun](archaic)an occasion or cause of reproach or disgrace
(古)受责（或受辱）之缘由
- mid 17th cent.: from Latin, literally infamy', from opprobrum, from ob- 'against' + probrum 'disgraceful act'
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