사람이나 사물의 성질이나 특징을 나타내는 형용사 또는 수식 어구.
A descriptive word or phrase expressing a quality or characteristic of a person or thing.
예문:
"The poet used the epithet 'cloud-gatherer' to refer to Zeus."
"King Richard I is famously known by the epithet 'Lionheart'."
상대방을 비하하거나 경멸하기 위해 사용하는 모욕적인 말이나 욕설.
A word or phrase used as a term of abuse or to express contempt, often directed at a specific group.
예문:
"The athlete was shocked when a fan hurled a racial epithet at him."
"The use of derogatory epithets in the workplace is strictly prohibited."
생물의 학명에서 속명 뒤에 붙어 종의 특징을 나타내는 명칭.
The second part of a Latin binomial name of a species, identifying it within a genus.
예문:
"In the scientific name Quercus alba, 'alba' is the specific epithet."
"The specific epithet often describes a physical trait or the location where the species was found."