defame
英 [dɪ'feɪm]
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Defame：敌诽me。我的敌人诽谤我----诽谤，中伤。
defame 诽谤de-, 不，非，使相反。fame, 名声。即诽谤，造成不好的名声。
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- defame: [14] The main source of defame (originally, in Middle English, diffame) is Old French diffamer, which came from Latin diffāmāre ‘spread damaging rumours about’, a compound verb formed from the prefix dis-, denoting ‘ruination’, and fāma ‘report, fame’ (source of English fame).
=> fame - defame (v.)
- c. 1300, from Old French defamer (13c., Modern French diffamer), from Medieval Latin defamare, from Latin diffamare "to spread abroad by ill report, make a scandal of," from dis- suggestive of ruination + fama "a report, rumor" (see fame (n.)). Related: Defamed; defaming.
- 1. The article is an attempt to defame an honest man.
- 这篇文章旨在诋毁一个正直的人.
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- 2. We expect politicians to defame each other in an election year.
- 我们预料政客们在选举年会互相诽谤.
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- 3. To attack the character or reputation of; speak ill of; defame.
- 攻击人格或名誉; 说坏话; 诽谤.
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- 4. Their attempt to defame China will get nowhere.
- 这些人利用谣言抹黑中国的企图决不会得逞.
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- 5. CNN host Kafudi vicious attacks on abusive defame China to insult the Chinese people's remarks.
- CNN主持人卡弗蒂发表辱骂中国恶毒攻击诋毁侮辱中国人民的言论.
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