请问什么叫name calling

雲吞

字典上说，name calling的一个主要的含义是verbal abuse
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8 p5 P) j; [. }. f( W2 c4 L但不明白为什么叫name calling

Xbfeng

给别人起带有污辱性的绰号叫做Name Calling。

sweatheart

简单的说是骂人吗

失落的我

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call sb's name。
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! I1 P  o( h$ G# }/ m昨天下棋，那个家伙输了，走之前打了两个字母 sb
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我这个气啊，输就输了，骂人干什么。

三思

就是起外号，比如小四眼啥的。名词，表示这个行为。

著名圣诞歌曲红鼻子驯鹿鲁道夫，就是典型的name calling. 歌词中有一句“Used to laugh and call him names” 就是起外号的动词形式，注意，叫谁的名字是call sb's name, 但是call sb names就是起外号了。
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& T: e8 S# ~3 k) Y" ERudolph the red-nosed reindeer
(reindeer)
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(like a light bulb)
0 Q& T" V& O( {/ D3 AAnd if you ever saw it
(saw it)
6 U; G7 C3 `# SYou would even say it glows
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" p* N4 J& _2 o, I% VAll of the other reindeer
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Used to laugh and call him names
(like Pinochio)
They never let poor Rudolph
(Rudolph)
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(like Monopoly)

Then one foggy Christmas Eve
Santa came to say
(Ho Ho Ho)
) q  q- z+ K; l8 n, XRudolph with your nose so bright
8 f! X/ K  p3 ?2 _- a- {; ?Won't you guide my sleigh tonight?
: L: t. ]$ j  XThen all the reindeer loved him
; Q; u( N! A& i$ Q5 o, {  T(loved him)
And they shouted out with glee
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"Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
(reindeer)
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