admonish
翻译
告诫, 劝告, 警告
例句
The teacher admonished him for being late.
老师因他迟到而告诫他。
They were admonished to stay on the path.
他们被警告要待在路上。
语法模式
((sb.)) ((for sth./-ing)) 因(某事)告诫(某人) The teacher admonished him for being late.
((sb.)) ((to-inf)) 告诫(某人)做(某事) They were admonished to stay on the path.
近义词
同义词: reprimand (训斥), scold (责骂), warn (警告); 反义词: praise (赞扬), commend (称赞)
词源
源自拉丁语 admonere，意为“提醒，警告”，由 ad- (去) + monere (警告) 组成。与 monitor (监视器) 同源。
记忆技巧
想象一下学校里“警告”学生的“班长 (monitor)”。“Admonish”是“警告”或“责备”的更正式的说法。