egregious
adjective /ɪˈɡriːdʒiəs/
/ɪˈɡriːdʒiəs/
(formal)- extremely bad
极糟的；极坏的 - egregious behaviour
异乎寻常的行为 - an egregious error
异乎寻常的错误
Collocations DictionaryEgregious is used with these nouns:- error
- example
- sin
- …
词源mid 16th cent. (originally meaning remarkably good): from Latin egregius ‘illustrious’, literally ‘standing out from the flock’, from ex- ‘out’ + grex, greg- ‘flock’. The current sense probably arose as an ironical use. - egregious behaviour