Definition of épater in English:

épater

verb eɪˈpateɪepateāˈpätā

in phrase épater les bourgeois

Shock people who have attitudes or views perceived as conventional or complacent.
使墨守成规者惊愕
the artist was trying to épater les bourgeois again with ‘Altar’, made of bloodstained stretchers
Example sentencesExamples
- Did her interest in photography owe as much to a real feeling for art or journalism as it did to an almost erotically charged desire, only too common among bored suburban teenagers, to épater les bourgeois?
- If his views are sincerely held, there sometimes seems to be an element of pour épater les bourgeois in his expression of them.
- Whether this was born of a genuine revolutionary spirit or just to épater les bourgeois probably no longer matters.

Origin

French.

Definition of épater in US English:

épater

verbāˈpätā

in phrase épater les bourgeois

Shock people who are conventional or complacent.
使墨守成规者惊愕
the artist was trying to épater les bourgeois again with “Altar,” made of bloodstained stretchers
Example sentencesExamples
- Did her interest in photography owe as much to a real feeling for art or journalism as it did to an almost erotically charged desire, only too common among bored suburban teenagers, to épater les bourgeois?
- Whether this was born of a genuine revolutionary spirit or just to épater les bourgeois probably no longer matters.
- If his views are sincerely held, there sometimes seems to be an element of pour épater les bourgeois in his expression of them.

Origin

French.

单词	épater
释义	Definition of épater in English: épater verb eɪˈpateɪepateāˈpätā in phrase épater les bourgeois Shock people who have attitudes or views perceived as conventional or complacent. 使墨守成规者惊愕 the artist was trying to épater les bourgeois again with ‘Altar’, made of bloodstained stretchers Example sentencesExamples Did her interest in photography owe as much to a real feeling for art or journalism as it did to an almost erotically charged desire, only too common among bored suburban teenagers, to épater les bourgeois? If his views are sincerely held, there sometimes seems to be an element of pour épater les bourgeois in his expression of them. Whether this was born of a genuine revolutionary spirit or just to épater les bourgeois probably no longer matters. Origin French. Definition of épater in US English: épater verbāˈpätā in phrase épater les bourgeois Shock people who are conventional or complacent. 使墨守成规者惊愕 the artist was trying to épater les bourgeois again with “Altar,” made of bloodstained stretchers Example sentencesExamples Did her interest in photography owe as much to a real feeling for art or journalism as it did to an almost erotically charged desire, only too common among bored suburban teenagers, to épater les bourgeois? Whether this was born of a genuine revolutionary spirit or just to épater les bourgeois probably no longer matters. If his views are sincerely held, there sometimes seems to be an element of pour épater les bourgeois in his expression of them. Origin French.
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