denounce
翻译
谴责, 声讨, 告发
例句
He denounced the government's actions.
他谴责了政府的行为。
She was denounced as a traitor.
她被指控为叛徒。
语法模式
((sb./sth.)) 谴责(某人/某事) They denounced the violence.
((sb./sth.)) ((as sth.)) 谴责(某人/某事)为… He was denounced as a coward.
近义词
同义词:condemn, criticize, censure;反义词:praise, commend
词源
源自拉丁语“de-”(向下,反对)+“nuntiare”(宣布)。字面意思是“宣布反对”某人或某事。
记忆技巧
想成是发表一个“贬低”某人的“声明(announcement)”,即公开谴责。