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EnglishTHE SCHOLAR'S LEXICON

disreputation

/dis-rep-yuh-tey-shuhn/US // dɪsˌrɛp yəˈteɪ ʃən //

诋毁,不名誉,丑闻,玷污

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    Archaic.

    • : disrepute.

Examples

  • It is but the attempt of private gentlemen, the State suffers noe losse, noe disreputation.

  • Or rather, what disreputation is it to Horace that Juvenal excels in the tragical satire, as Horace does in the comical?

  • It is but the attempt of private gentlemen: the State suffers noe losse, noe disreputation.

  • Without this, he will incur their contempt, and bring disreputation on the institution.

  • Does it not seem to you a plot well woven as well in Holland as at this court to remove me from my post with disreputation?

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