2013年7月13日 星期六

boos, bafflement, with contumely, revile


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Guerrilla Past Haunts Kosovo’s Premier

Prime Minister Hashim Thaci of Kosovo is being hailed for putting in place a new power-sharing agreement with Serbia, where he remains a deeply reviled figure. 


 dismissed with contumely


contumely (KON-too-muh-lee, kuhn-TOO-muh-lee, KON-tuhm-lee, -tyoo-, -tyoom-)

noun: Contemptuous or insulting treatment arising from arrogance.

(kŏn'tū-mə-lē, -tyū-, -təm-lē) pronunciation
n., pl., -lies.
  1. Rudeness or contempt arising from arrogance; insolence.
  2. An insolent or arrogant remark or act.
[Middle English contumelie, from Old French, from Latin contumēlia, akin to contumāx, insolent.]
contumelious con'tu·me'li·ous (kŏn'tə-mē'lē-əs) adj.
contumeliously con'tu·me'li·ous·ly adv.



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我找出他選的文摘之二: But if the various banking-houses refuse to avail themselves of Mr. Micawber's abilities, or receive the offer of them with contumely, what is the use of dwelling upon THAT idea? (Source: Charles Dickens: « David Copperfield » Chapter 28 )

「不過要是各家銀行不肯借重密考伯先生的長才,或者不接納密考伯先生的投效,而態度傲慢,老談這方面的打算又有什麼用?」(思果先生譯《大衛‧考勃非爾》p. 610)



Etymology
Via French from Latin contumelia (insult), probably from con- (with) + tumere (to swell).

Usage
"Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot was greeted mostly with boos, bafflement, and contumely when it was first seen in 1955." — Robert Gore-Langton; Wating for Godot vs Legally Blonde; The Daily Telegraph (London, UK); Jan 21, 2010.

"For who would bear the whips and scorns of time, Th' oppressor's wrong, the proud man's contumely." — William Shakespeare; Hamlet; c. 1600.


bafflement
tr.v., -fled, -fling, -fles.
  1. To frustrate or check (a person) as by confusing or perplexing; stymie.
  2. To impede the force or movement of.
n.
  1. A usually static device that regulates the flow of a fluid or light.
  2. A partition that prevents interference between sound waves in a loudspeaker.
[Perhaps blend of Scottish Gaelic bauchle, to denounce, revile publicly, and French bafouer, to ridicule.]
bafflement baf'fle·ment n.
baffler baf'fler n.




revile

Syllabification: (re·vile)
Pronunciation: /riˈvīl/
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verb

[with object]
  • criticize in an abusive or angrily insulting manner:he was now reviled by the party that he had helped to lead

Derivatives

revilement

noun

reviler

noun

Origin:

Middle English: from Old French reviler, based on vil 'vile'


音節
re • vile
発音
riváil
revileの変化形
reviled (過去形) • reviled (過去分詞) • reviling (現在分詞) • reviles (三人称単数現在)
((形式))[動](他)…をののしる, 罵(ば)倒する.
━━(自)(…を)ののしる, あしざまに言う((at, against ...)).

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