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condemns

UK //kənˈdemz//US //kənˈdemz//

词源

源自拉丁语 'condemnare'(con- '完全' + damnare '判决'),13世纪通过古法语进入英语。

verb

❶ 公开表示强烈反对或批评某人或某事,通常带有道德上的指责意味。

“The government condemns all forms of violence.”

(政府谴责一切形式的暴力行为。)

“The UN resolution condemns the invasion as illegal.”

(联合国决议谴责此次入侵行为是非法的。)

❶ 正式宣判某人有罪,或判定某事物不适合使用。

“The court condemned him to life imprisonment.”

(法庭判处他无期徒刑。)

“The building was condemned after the earthquake.”

(地震后该建筑被判定为危房。)

同义词:denounces, censures, criticizes, sentences, damns

常见短语

strongly condemns — 强烈谴责,用于表达对某事件或行为的极度反对态度。

“The president strongly condemns the terrorist attack.”

(总统强烈谴责这次恐怖袭击。)

universally condemned — 被普遍谴责,指某行为遭到广泛反对和批评。

“Such cruel acts are universally condemned by civilized societies.”

(这种残忍行为遭到文明社会的普遍谴责。)