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单词 demi-reputable
释义

demi-reputableadj.

/dɛmɪˈrɛpjʊtəb(ə)l/
Etymology: < demi- prefix + reputable adj.; see demi-rep n.
Of doubtful reputation.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disrepute > [adjective] > of doubtful reputation
queer?a1513
questionable1788
equivocal1790
shy1849
dingy1855
demi-reputable1897
off-white1951
1897 W. J. Locke Derelicts xvii. 224 That fashionable demi-reputable world which had drawn him to his precipice.

Derivatives

ˌdemi-repuˈtation n.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disrepute > [noun] > doubtful reputation
demi-reputation1909
1909 M. B. Saunders Litany Lane x People with doubtful histories, women of demi-reputation.
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adj.1897
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