diatribe
美音:
[´daıət´raıb
]英音:
[´daıət´raıb
]n.恶骂,诽谤
难易程度:
diatribe为短语/超纲词汇
词根
dia-=through,between,across 和di-有密切关系的字首,表示“在两者之间”的意思
diatribe
/'daɪətraɪb; `daɪə,traɪb/
n ~ (against sb/sth) lengthy and bitter attack in words 长篇抨击; 长时间的谩骂
*a diatribe against the police state 对警察国家的连声怒骂.
diatribe
n[C]formal
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Latin;Origin: diatriba, from Greek diatribe 'enjoyable activity, speech', from diatribein 'to pass time']
a long speech or piece of writing that criticizes someone or something very severely
diatribe against
a diatribe against contemporary American civilization