1530s, "distinguished, eminent, excellent," from Latin egregius "distinguished, excellent, extraordinary," from the phrase ex grege "rising above the flock," from ex "out of" (see ex-) + grege, ablative of grex "herd, flock" (see gregarious).
Disapproving sense, now predominant, arose late 16c., originally ironic. It is not in the Latin word, which etymologically means simply "exceptional." Related: Egregiously; egregiousness.
中文解释
1. e- "ex-, out of" + gregi- + -ous.2. 其本意为：rising above the flock, 用咱们汉语成语形象地形容就是“鹤立鸡群”的意思。3. 然后含义由此引申为：杰出的，突出的，卓越的；后来这层含义成为了古语，其含义进一步引申为表示：极坏的，极恶劣的，令人震惊的，异乎寻常的；也就是表示贬义的那种“鹤立鸡群”。
实用例句
1. When it comes to blatant lies, there are none more egregious than budget figures
谈到公众谎言，没有比预算数字更令人震惊的
来自辞典例句
2. At worst some egregious minion had conducted a childish private enterprise.
这最多也不过是一批低能的小人物自己干的无聊把戏而已.
来自辞典例句
3. What an egregious example was here !
现摆着一个多么触目惊心的例子 啊 !
来自辞典例句
4. None of this excuses his egregious, almost maniacal, tactics and his total insensity to our necessities.
这些都不能开脱他那种极端的, 近乎疯狂的策略,以及他对我们的需要全不照顾的态度.
来自辞典例句
5. That on the outer side was, one may say, on an egregious scale.