aftertale

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Evil talk; slander; defamation.
    — Our cad's bit of strife (knee Bareniece Maxwelton) with a quick ear for spittoons (as the aftertale hath it) […]
  2. A postscript added to the end of a story.
  3. A postscript added where a story should end.

词形变化

aftertales plural

词汇关系

反义词
foretale
相关词
afterword

词源

From Middle English aftertale, equivalent to after- + tale. Cognate with Middle Dutch achtertale, achtertaele.
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