castigate
英 ['k?st?ge?t]
美
- vt. 嚴(yán)懲；苛評(píng)；矯正；修訂
GRE低頻詞暢通詞匯
詞態(tài)變化
第三人稱(chēng)單數(shù):?castigates;過(guò)去式:?castigated;過(guò)去分詞:?castigated;現(xiàn)在分詞:?castigating;名詞:?castigation;
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諧音“砍死它”,gate-門(mén)。
中文詞源
castigate 嚴(yán)厲批評(píng)
caste, 純的。-ig, 做，驅(qū)使，詞源同agent。即通過(guò)批評(píng)使改正，純化。
英文詞源
- castigate (v.)
- c. 1600, from Latin castigatus, past participle of castigare "to correct, set right; purify; chastise, punish," from castus "pure" (see caste) + agere "to do" (see act (n.)). The notion behind the word is "make someone pure by correcting or reproving him."
If thou didst put this soure cold habit on To castigate thy pride, 'twere well. [Shakespeare, "Timon" IV.iii (1607)]
Related: Castigated; castigating; castigator; castigatory.
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. The principal castigate the student who have insult their teacher.
- 校長(zhǎng)譴責(zé)對(duì)老師不敬的學(xué)生.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- 2. I am appalled that one so - called authority could castigate thousands of successful, worthwhile programs.
- 我感到震驚的是一個(gè) 所謂 的權(quán)威竟然能夠苛刻地批評(píng)成千上萬(wàn)成功而有價(jià)值的節(jié)目.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- 3. Marx never lost an opportunity to castigate colonialism.
- 馬克思抓住每一個(gè)機(jī)會(huì)嚴(yán)厲譴責(zé)殖民主義。
來(lái)自辭典例句
- 4. Reconnoitring and collecting evidence is the first step castigate such crime.
- 勘查與取證是打擊計(jì)算機(jī)犯罪的第一步.
來(lái)自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
- 5. She could not find sufficient reproaches with which to castigate herself.
- 她找不出充分的理由非難自己.
來(lái)自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)