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criticized

UK //ˈkrɪtɪsaɪzd//US //ˈkrɪtɪsaɪzd//

词源

源自希腊语 'kritikos'(意为‘能够判断或批评的’),经由拉丁语 'criticus' 进入英语,动词形式 'criticize' 在17世纪开始使用。

verb

❶ 对某人或某事表达不满或指出其缺点,通常带有负面评价的含义。可以用于正式或非正式场合,表示批评或指责。

“The manager criticized her for being late to work.”

(经理批评她上班迟到。)

“The film was heavily criticized for its poor plot.”

(这部电影因情节糟糕而受到严厉批评。)

同义词:blamed, condemned, denounced, rebuked, reprimanded

常见短语

be criticized for — 因某事而受到批评,通常指出某人或某事因特定行为或问题而被指责。

“The company was criticized for its environmental policies.”

(这家公司因其环境政策而受到批评。)