地道表达丨七个“责备”单词一探究竟

ETTBL君帮你整理了七个含有责备”之意的单词:blame、accuse、condemn、scold、criticize、reproach与rebuke,这些单词均含有“责备,指责,非难”之意,但要辨析它们各自的用法却让人头大。以下内容一次性帮你理清blame、accuse、condemn、scold、criticize、reproach与rebuke的具体含义,拿出你的小本本,来和ETTBL君一起学习一下吧~



blame

用法:

普通用词,语气较弱,作及物动词时表示一般性的“责备、归咎于”,不含用语言责骂之意。Blame用作不及物动词时,可接for表示责怪的原因;接on则指“把责任推卸给某人”。

 

牛津词典释义:

to say or think that someone or something did something wrong or is responsible for something bad happening

 

来看看例句:

  • Don't blame me (= it is not my fault) if you miss the bus!

    如果你没赶上公车可别怪我!

  • Hugh blames his mother for his lack of confidence.

    休把自己缺乏自信心归咎于他的母亲。

  • All of the participants were asked whom or what they blamed for the trauma.

    所有的参与者都被问及他们对创伤所责备的人或事。


accuse

用法 :

accuse的基本意思是“控告; 控诉; 谴责”, 语气比blame强,在正式场合或非正式场合、私人或法律上都可使用。在主语方面,主要指官方或个人对某人或他人进行直接地、尖刻地、当面地指责,有时含有诋毁或非难的意思。


牛津词典释义:

to say that someone has done something morally wrong, illegal, or unkind


来看看例句:

  • "It wasn't my fault." "Don't worry, I'm not accusing you."

    “不是我的错。”“别担心,我不是在指责你。”

  • The surgeon was accused of negligence.

    这名外科医生被控玩忽职守。

  • She's been accused of acting dishonestly.

    她被指责行为不诚实。


condemn

用法:

正式用词,表示谴责,有较强的司法意味,通常指出于道义而谴责,指责。


牛津词典释义:

to criticize something or someone strongly, usually for moral reasons

来看看例句:

  • Most people are willing to condemn violence.

    大部分的人极力谴责暴力。

  • The Opposition has condemned the government's proposed tax increases.

    反对派谴责政府的增税建议。

  • She was the only politician to condemn the proposed law on moral grounds .

    她是唯一一位以道德理由来谴责拟议法律的政治家。


scold

用法:

可指上级对下级,长辈对晚辈,老师对学生,雇主对雇员的不满或对举止不规的责备、责怪,也指对严重错误、琐事的抱怨。


牛津词典释义:

to speak to someone angrily because you disapprove of their behavior


来看看例句:

  • We don't scold, but give advice instead and tell them what they should do.

    我们不会责骂,而是给予建议,告诉他们应该怎么做。

  • Her father scolded her for breaking his favorite cup.

    她的父亲因为她打碎了最心爱的花瓶而责备她。

  • Employees were aware that a longer time spent trying to understand a directive would result in being scolded for not having fulfilled the directive promptly.

    雇员们意识到,如果花较长的时间去理解一项命令,就会因为没有及时履行命令而被责骂。


criticize

用法:

criticize的基本意思是“批评,批判,指责”,指识别某人或某物的优缺点,有时还含有非难或挑剔的意味。


牛津词典释义:

to express disapproval of someone or something


来看看例句:

  • She's always criticizing her husband for being sloppy.

    她总是指责她的丈夫做事马虎。

  • The mother criticized her son for being too lazy.

    母亲批评儿子太懒了。

  • The report strongly criticizes the police for failing to deal with this problem.

    报道强烈批评警方未能解决这个问题。


reproach

用法:

侧重指因为某人没成功或没达到预期目标而责备,责怪,批评,也可表示因他人粗心、自私等引起不满而去指责。


牛津词典释义:

to criticize someone, especially for not being successful or not doing what is expected


来看看例句:

  • His mother reproached him for not eating all his dinner.

    他因为吃晚饭时没有把饭全吃完而受到妈妈的责备。

  • There is one person who will not be reproached for doing less than his utmost to achieve agreement.

    有一个人不会因为没有尽最大努力来达成协议而受到指责。

  • I am not reproaching anybody here: this topic is complex, very technical and is not a work of great literature.

    我不是在这里责备任何人:这个话题很复杂,很有技术性,不是什么伟大的文学作品。

rebuke

用法:

多指上级对下级进行的公开、强烈、严正而不宽容的责备。隐含一定权威的意味。


牛津词典释义:

to speak angrily to someone because you disapprove of what they have said or done


来看看例句:

  • The president rebuked the House and Senate for not passing those bills within 100 days.

    总统谴责参众两院没有在100天之内通过那些法案。

  • His bad manners earned him a sharp rebuke.

    他因为没有礼貌而受到责备。

  • They have the standing to rebuke her for failing to support the satisfaction of those preferences.

    他们有资格斥责她,因为她没有满足这些喜好。


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