denounce

英 [dɪ'naʊns]美 [dɪ'naʊns]
  • vt. 谴责；告发；公然抨击；通告废除
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中文词源

denounce 谴责

de-, 向下，强调。-nounce, 通知，呼喊，词源同announce, pronounce. 即向下喊，引申词义谴责。

英文词源

denounce
denounce: see pronounce
denounce (v.)
early 14c., "announce," from Old French denoncier (12c., Modern French dénoncer), from Latin denuntiare "to announce, proclaim; denounce, menace; command, order," from de- "down" + nuntiare "proclaim, announce," from nuntius "messenger" (see nuncio). Negative sense in English via meaning "to declare or proclaim" something as cursed, excommunicated, forgiven, removed from office. Related: Denounced; denouncing.

双语例句

1. Ministers took the floor to denounce the decision to suspend constitutional rule.
几位部长发言谴责暂停宪制的决定。
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2. We should denounce a heresy.
我们应该公开指责异端邪说.
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3. Within days of his death those same people were falling over themselves to denounce him.
他尸骨未寒，还是那些人又大肆谴责起他来。
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4. The opposition parties called a press conference to denounce the actions of the police.
各反对党召开新闻发布会，公开抨击了警方的行为。
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5. The letter called for trade union freedom and civil rights, but did not openly denounce the regime.
这封信呼吁保障工会自由和公民权利，但没有公开谴责该政权。
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