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单词 egregious
释义 egre·gious
\ə̇ˈgrējəs, ēˈ- sometimes -jēəs\ adjective
Etymology: Latin egregius, from e out of (from ex) + greg-, grex flock, herd — more at ex-, gregarious
1. archaic : remarkable for good quality : distinguished, striking
2. : conspicuous for bad quality or taste : notorious
 < the egregious epicure who condescended to take only one bite out of the sunny side of a peach — J.G.Lockhart >
 < a bilious combination of brummagem melodrama and synthetic seascapes … the picture is egregious — John McCarten >
3.
 a. : extraordinary, extreme
  < a published story which seemed too egregious to be believed — Economist >
 b. : flagrant
  < egregious errors >
  < some Germans, conditioned by experience to egregious behavior on the part of their rulers — E.J.Kahn >
4. : asocial
 < it is rather a gregarious instinct to keep together by minding each other's business … we must be preserved from becoming egregious — Robert Frost >
egre·gious·ly adverb
egre·gious·ness noun -es
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