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douchebagLine breaks: douche|bag

Pronunciation: /ˈduːʃbaɡ/

Definition of douchebag in English:

noun

1A small syringe for douching the vagina, especially as a contraceptive measure.

2North American informal An obnoxious orcontemptible person, typically a man.

obnoxious

Line breaks: ob¦nox|ious

Pronunciation: /əbˈnɒkʃəs /

ADJECTIVE

Extremely unpleasant:obnoxious odourshe found her son somewhat obnoxious

Origin

late 16th century (in the sense 'vulnerable to harm'): fromLatin obnoxiosus, from obnoxius 'exposed to harm', from ob- 'towards' + noxa 'harm'. The current sense, influenced by noxious, dates from the late 17th century.

hec·tor (hĕk'tər) n.
A bully.
v., -tored, -tor·ing, -tors. v.tr.
To intimidate or dominate in a blustering way.

v.intr.
To behave like a bully; swagger.

[Latin Hectōr, Hektor, from Greek Hektōr.]

hector1

Line breaks: hec¦tor

Pronunciation: /ˈhɛktə /

VERB

[WITH OBJECT]

Talk to (someone) in a bullying way:she doesn’t hector us about giving up things(as adjective hectoring) a brusque, hectoringmanner

Origin

late Middle English: from the Trojan warrior Hector. Originally denoting a hero, the sense later became 'braggart or bully' (applied in the late 17th century to a member of a gang of London youths), hence 'talk to in a bullying way'.Knowledge representation

作者：Ronald J. Brachman, Hector J. Levesque, Ray Reiter

This collection of extended versions of 12 papers from the First International Conference on Principles of Knowledge Representation and Reasoning provides a snapshot of the best current work in AI on formal methods and principles of representation and reasoning.

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Knowledge representation

作者：Ronald J. Brachman, Hector J. Levesque, Ray Reiter

著作人 Ronald J. Brachman

Edition: illustrated

出版者 MIT Press, 1992

ISBN 0262521687, 9780262521680

408 頁

doucheLine breaks: douche

Pronunciation: /duːʃ/

Definition of douche in English:

noun

1A shower of water:I felt better for taking a daily douche

1.1A jet of liquid applied to part of the body forcleansing or medicinal purposes:the mixture may be used as an antiseptic douche or as a gargle

1.2A device for washing out the vagina.

EXAMPLE SENTENCES

2informal , chiefly North American An obnoxious orcontemptible person, typically a man:that guy is such a douche

verb

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1Spray or shower with water:she did not douche herself and the smell, at times, was off-putting

1.1[NO OBJECT] Use a douche as a method ofcontraception.

Origin

Mid 18th century (as a noun): via French from Italiandoccia 'conduit pipe', from docciare 'pour by drops', based on Latin ductus 'leading' (see duct).