contumely

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈkɒnt͡ʃuːməli/|/ˈkɒntjuːməli/|/kɒnˈt͡ʃuːməli/|/kɒnˈtjuːməli/   

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Offensive and abusive language or behaviour; scorn, insult. countable,uncountable
    — For who would beare the Whips and Scornes of time, / The Oppressors wrong, the poore mans Contumely, [...]

词形变化

contumelies plural

词源

From Old French contumelie, from Latin contumēlia (“insult”), perhaps from com- + tumeō (“swell”).
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