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douche, douchebag, hector, 'obnoxious Nazi Barbie', Knowledge representation

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douchebagLine breaks: douche|bag
Pronunciation: /ˈduːʃbaɡ/

Definition of douchebag in English:

noun


1small syringe for douching the vagina, especially as a contraceptive measure.
2North American informal An obnoxious orcontemptible person, typically a man.




obnoxious

Line breaks: ob¦nox|ious
Pronunciation: /əbˈnɒkʃəs /



ADJECTIVE

Extremely unpleasant:obnoxious odourshe found her son somewhat obnoxious

Origin

late 16th century (in the sense 'vulnerable to harm'): fromLatin obnoxiosus, from obnoxius 'exposed to harm', from ob- 'towards' + noxa 'harm'. The current sense, influenced by noxious, dates from the late 17th century.
hec·tor (hĕk'tər) pronunciation n.
A bully.
v., -tored, -tor·ing, -tors. v.tr.
To intimidate or dominate in a blustering way.

v.intr.
To behave like a bully; swagger.

[Latin Hectōr, Hektor, from Greek Hektōr.]


hector1



Line breaks: hec¦tor
Pronunciation: /ˈhɛktə /



VERB

[WITH OBJECT]
Talk to (someone) in a bullying way:she doesn’t hector us about giving up things(as adjective hectoringbrusque, hectoringmanner

Origin

late Middle English: from the Trojan warrior Hector. Originally denoting a hero, the sense later became 'braggart or bully' (applied in the late 17th century to a member of a gang of London youths), hence 'talk to in a bullying way'.Knowledge representation

作者:Ronald J. Brachman, Hector J. Levesque, Ray Reiter

This collection of extended versions of 12 papers from the First International Conference on Principles of Knowledge Representation and Reasoning provides a snapshot of the best current work in AI on formal methods and principles of representation and reasoning.

更多詳細資料

Knowledge representation
作者:Ronald J. Brachman, Hector J. Levesque, Ray Reiter
著作人 Ronald J. Brachman
Edition: illustrated
出版者 MIT Press, 1992
ISBN 0262521687, 9780262521680
408 頁




doucheLine breaks: douche


Definition of douche in English:

noun

1shower of water:felt better for taking a daily douche
1.1jet of liquid applied to part of the body forcleansing or medicinal purposes:the mixture may be used as an antiseptic douche or as a gargle
2informal , chiefly North American An obnoxious orcontemptible person, typically a man:that guy is such a douche

verb

[WITH OBJECT]Back to top  
1Spray or shower with water:she did not douche herself and the smellat times, was off-putting
1.1[NO OBJECT] Use a douche as a method ofcontraception.

Origin

Mid 18th century (as a noun): via French from Italiandoccia 'conduit pipe', from docciare 'pour by drops', based on Latin ductus 'leading' (see duct).

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