egregious
Significado: Outstandingly bad; shockingly flagrant or conspicuously terrible. Used to emphasise that something is far worse than ordinary failure or misconduct.
Egregious is a strong intensifier reserved for behaviour, errors, or conditions that are conspicuously awful. It collocates with words like 'breach,' 'violation,' 'error,' 'failure,' and 'abuse.' Interestingly, the word originally meant 'remarkably good' (standing out from the flock), but reversed its meaning entirely by the late 16th century. It is a favourite of legal writing, parliamentary debate, and editorial commentary.
Ejemplos
- The report described the data breach as the most egregious failure of governance in the company's history. 该报告将此次数据泄露描述为公司历史上最严重的治理失败。El informe describió la filtración de datos como el fallo de gobernanza más flagrante en la historia de la empresa.報告書はそのデータ漏洩を、同社史上最も甚だしいガバナンスの失態と表現した。보고서는 그 데이터 유출을 회사 역사상 가장 심각한 거버넌스 실패로 규정했다.
- Such an egregious violation of human rights demands an immediate and robust international response. 如此骇人听闻的人权侵犯要求国际社会立即作出强有力的回应。Una violación de los derechos humanos tan flagrante exige una respuesta internacional inmediata y firme.これほど目に余る人権侵害には、即座かつ断固たる国際的対応が求められる。이토록 심각한 인권 침해에는 즉각적이고 단호한 국제적 대응이 요구된다.
- The referee's decision was an egregious error that directly affected the outcome of the match. 裁判的判罚是一个极其严重的错误,直接影响了比赛结果。La decisión del árbitro fue un error garrafal que influyó directamente en el resultado del partido.審判の判定は重大な誤審であり、試合の結果に直接的な影響を及ぼした。심판의 판정은 중대한 오심이었으며 경기 결과에 직접적인 영향을 미쳤다.
Pronunciación
Guía de uso
Contexto: legal, political, journalism
Tono: critical
Origen e historia
From Latin egregius (distinguished, eminent), from ex- (out of) + grex (flock). Originally a term of praise meaning 'standing out from the herd,' it reversed to its present negative meaning in the late 16th century — a rare semantic inversion.
Contexto cultural
Era: Modern
Generation: All ages
Social background: Universal
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