| 单词 | poison-pen |
| 释义 | poison-pen in American English (ˈpɔɪzənˈpɛn) adjective Informal designating or of an abusive letter written out of spite or malice, usually anonymously, to harass the recipient poison-pen in American English (ˈpɔizənˈpen) adjective 1. composed or sent maliciously, as a letter, usually anonymously and for the purpose of damaging another's reputation or happiness The newspaper received a poison-pen letter alleging that the mayor was misusing cityfunds 2. characterized by or given to the sending of poison-pen letters a poison-pen campaign a poison-pen writer Word origin [1910–15]This word is first recorded in the period 1910–15. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: cat and mouse, functionalism, grass roots, spotlight, zing |
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