admonish
翻譯
告誡, 勸告, 警告
例句
The teacher admonished him for being late.
老師因他遲到而告誡他。
They were admonished to stay on the path.
他們被警告要待在路上。
文法模式
((sb.)) ((for sth./-ing)) 因(某事)告誡(某人) The teacher admonished him for being late.
((sb.)) ((to-inf)) 告誡(某人)做(某事) They were admonished to stay on the path.
近義詞
同義詞: reprimand (訓斥), scold (責罵), warn (警告); 反義詞: praise (讚揚), commend (稱讚)
詞源
源自拉丁語 admonere，意為「提醒，警告」，由 ad- (去) + monere (警告) 組成。與 monitor (監視器) 同源。
記憶技巧
想像一下學校裡「警告」學生的「班長 (monitor)」。 「Admonish」是「警告」或「責備」的更正式的說法。