/ˈsʌli/
意味: 汚すこと、汚名
例文: False rumors cast a sully on Aki.
根拠のない噂がアキに汚名を着せた。
言葉のよくある組み合わせ: sully reputation (評判を汚す), sully name (名前を汚す), sully honor (名誉を汚す)
定義: 何かを汚したり、悪くしたりすることを意味します。特に、名声や評判などの良いものを悪くすることを指します。
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Definitions(定義)
Noun: United States painter (born in England) of portraits and historical scenes (1783-1872)
Noun: French statesman (1560-1641)
Verb: place under suspicion or cast doubt upon
Verb: make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically
Verb: charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone
Parts of Speech(品詞)
Noun, Verb
Examples(例文)
Verb: sully someone’s reputation
Verb: The silver was tarnished by the long exposure to the air
Verb: Her reputation was sullied after the affair with a married man
Verb: The journalists have defamed me!
Verb: The article in the paper sullied my reputation
Synonyms/Antonyms(類語/反意語)
Synonyms(類語): Duc de Sully, Maxmilien de Bethune, Sully, Thomas Sully, asperse, besmirch, calumniate, cloud, corrupt, defame, defile, denigrate, maculate, slander, smear, smirch, stain, sully, taint, tarnish
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Hypernyms/Hyponyms(上位語/下位語)
Hypernyms (General categories)(上位語): charge, mar, spot
Coordinate Terms(同じ上位語をもつもの): accuse, blame, deface, defame, defile, indict, spatter, speckle, splotch, tarnish
Hyponyms (Specific examples)(下位語): assassinate, badmouth, darken, libel
Derivationally Related Words(派生語)
Derivationally Related Words: aspersion, calumny, cloud, defamation, defamatory, defamer, denigration, denigratory, macula, maculation, slander, slanderer, smear, smirch, stain, tarnish
Categories(カテゴリー)
Domain Categories: general
Usage Category: common
Usage Context: descriptive
Grammatical Notes:
intransitive verb, transitive verb
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Suffixes(接尾辞): ly
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Is Abstract?(抽象的な言葉?) No
Is Emotion Word?(感情的な言葉?) No
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