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

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。

6 z/ ?9 r& f0 J8 o/ X昨天下棋，那个家伙输了，走之前打了两个字母 sb
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" P- _5 v, s% d. z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。
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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。

btw,这是我最喜欢的一首圣诞歌曲，我觉得all of the other reindeer赤裸裸的势利眼形象太可爱了！

Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
+ v$ w, h* \- D/ H4 k, v0 Z; C2 w$ T(reindeer)
3 T: U6 T. Z) g' Q( M0 I  OHad a very shiny nose
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And if you ever saw it
(saw it)
You would even say it glows
(like a flash light)
All of the other reindeer
(reindeer)
Used to laugh and call him names
(like Pinochio)
6 a8 {( m! K% \2 e+ DThey never let poor Rudolph
(Rudolph)
3 h! Z+ [1 y( E; v- U5 u) r! \Play in any reindeer games
- s" ]7 y8 w/ }( a(like Monopoly)

Then one foggy Christmas Eve
9 ~8 m- e7 ?; x3 h6 b6 N' R- `- nSanta came to say
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Rudolph with your nose so bright
) J& y( L# J  kWon't you guide my sleigh tonight?
Then all the reindeer loved him
(loved him)
! d/ }" q. G4 z+ _  O( w" OAnd they shouted out with glee
6 `- |$ T, A( X+ A5 j& F(yippee)
5 Z+ U- H- A  y9 v" w"Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
(reindeer)
You'll go down in history!"
1 o4 k* [% k- B( X/ Z- C(like Columbus)