reproof
n.谴责,非难
难易程度:
reproof为短语/超纲词汇
词根
prob,prov=to test,to try(试),to examine(检查;考试)
reproof
/rɪ'pru:f; rɪ`pruf/
n [C, U] (fml 文) (remark, etc expressing) blame or disapproval 责备; 非难; 责备的话语等
*administer a stern reproof 给予严厉的斥责
* conduct deserving a stern reproof 应该受到严厉斥责的行为
* Tom swept up the broken glass without a word of reproof to his son. 汤姆把碎玻璃扫乾净, 没说一句责备儿子的话.
reproof
n formal
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French;Origin: reprove, from reprover; REPROVE]
[U]
blame or disapproval
She greeted me with a look of cold reproof.
[C]
a remark that blames or criticizes someone
a mild reproof