These were derogatorily known as " inkhorn words, " named for the ink pots that nerds and know-it-alls kept on their desks.

这被称为“inkhorn words” ，以书呆子和万事通放在办公桌上的水瓶命名。

Centuries ago, English, which seems undogmatic, itself experienced the " inkhorn controversy" , in which some intellectuals freely coined words from Greek and Latin, such as " educate" and " ostracise" .

几个世纪以前，英语本身就经历了“水瓶之争”，一知识分子自由从希腊语和拉丁语中创造了“educate教育”和“ostracise排斥”等词汇。

Some scholars adopted Latin terms so excessively and awkwardly at this time that the derogatory term " inkhorn" was coined to describe pedantic writers who borrowed the classics to create obscure and opulent terms, many of which have not survived.

此时一过度笨拙采用拉丁语术语，以至于创造了词“inkhorn”来形容迂腐的作家借用经典创造出晦涩华丽的术语，其中许多已经流传至今。