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diatribe

美音:[´daıət´raıb ]点这儿播放单词美音发声
英音:[´daıət´raıb ]点这儿播放单词英音发声
n.恶骂,诽谤

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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