| 词汇 | scurrilous |
| 释义 | scurrilous adjective formaluk /ˈskʌr.ə.ləs/ us /ˈskɝː.ə.ləs/ expressing unfair or false criticism that is likely to damage someone's reputation: 诋毁的，诽谤的 a scurrilous remark/attack/article诋毁的话／攻击／文章 Damaging reputation anti-defamation aspersion besmirch black mark blacken blot defamatory defame demonize dog drag someone's name through the mire/mudidiom hatchet job scurrility scurrilously self-immolation show someone in a bad lightidiom slander slur smear tarnish Related wordscurrilously scurrilous | American Dictionaryscurrilous adjective us/ˈskɜr·ə·ləs, ˈskʌr-/ rude and cruel, and sometimes damaging: scurrilous remarks Examples of scurrilousscurrilous The author seems to have felt that her subject also needed to be enlivened by inclusion of the copious and sometimes scurrilous anecdotes that her researches turned up. As he generously suggested, professional people are no less scurrilous in their suspicions, although there should be a presumption of innocence, than non-professional people. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It has been to start a scurrilous attack on all his opponents. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We refute the scurrilous allegation that we are in some way pleased that people are suffering this pain now. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There has been much scurrilous talk without any foundation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There are some perfectly good reasons why one could run a campaign, scurrilous or not. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Something needs to be done about the scurrilous misuse of amphetamines and amphetamine-type drugs. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That was a scurrilous remark against an individual who cannot defend himself here. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Weren't we wicked to make such scurrilous accusations against such honest and decent people? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Anyone who writes to the newspaper a letter of the most scurrilous kind is protected. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 All the rest is not evidence; it is just scurrilous gossip and rumour. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That is a splendid reward for any organisation which puts out such scurrilous, libellous and lying leaflets. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 To say that it is scurrilous is to put it mildly. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He poured scorn on a page which, it is true, was written in rather brusque and pungent language; he said that it was scurrilous. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It will be agreed that scurrilous comments chalked in the streets are to be deprecated. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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