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源自中古英语 'revilen',受古法语 'aviler'(贬低)影响,最终可追溯至拉丁语 'vilis'(低贱的)。
❶ 强烈批评或辱骂某人或某事物,表达极度的厌恶或鄙视。常用于描述因道德、行为等原因遭到公开谴责的情况。
“The corrupt politician was reviled by the public after the scandal.”
(丑闻曝光后,这位腐败的政客遭到公众的强烈谴责。)
“She reviled her opponent with harsh words during the debate.”
(她在辩论中用尖锐的言辞辱骂对手。)
be reviled as — 被公开指责为某种负面形象,通常带有强烈的道德批判意味。
“The policy was reviled as a betrayal of public trust.”
(该政策被痛斥为对公众信任的背叛。)