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Egregious

“Egregious”是一个形容词,表示极坏的、令人震惊的,用来描述极其糟糕、令人震惊或明显错误的行为或错误。这个词强调极坏和令人震惊。

  1. The egregious error was obvious. (极坏的错误是明显的。)
  2. She made an egregious mistake. (她犯了一个极坏的错误。)
  3. The egregious behavior was unacceptable. (极坏的行为是不可接受的。)

“Egregious”来自拉丁语 “egregius”,由 “e-”(出)和 “grex”(群体)组成,原意为”突出的”,后来演变为”极坏的”。

  • 前缀:e-(出)
  • 词根:greg-(群体)
  • 后缀:-ious(形容词后缀)

“Egregious”是正式用词,常用于描述极其糟糕、令人震惊的行为,在正式和日常语境中经常使用。

  • 副词形式:egregiously(极坏地)

可以将 “egregious” 与 “gregarious”(群居的)联系起来,两者都含有 “greg-” 词根。

When the company made an egregious error that cost customers money, everyone was shocked - it was such a bad mistake that it was hard to believe it happened. The egregious error damaged the company’s reputation and led to lawsuits. Something egregious is so bad that it stands out, and not in a good way.

当公司犯了一个让客户花钱的极坏错误时,每个人都感到震惊——这是一个如此糟糕的错误,以至于很难相信它发生了。极坏的错误损害了公司的声誉并导致诉讼。某些极坏的东西是如此糟糕,以至于它脱颖而出,而不是以好的方式。