| 词汇 | egregious |
| 词源 | egregious. This word, deriving from the Latin ex gregis, “out of the flock,” originally meant outstandingly good or outstand- ingly bad. It was used this way for 300 years, until about the mid 19th century, but for the last hundred years it has meant only “outstandingly bad.” No one knows the reason for the change. |
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