criticize
UK/'kritisaiz/US
NGSL 3k四级六级考研A2
释义
v.
To indicate the faults of someone or something in a disapproving way
批评；指责
v.
To evaluate the merits and faults of a work in a considered way
评论；评析
词根拆分
词根派生critic分辨、判断、决定
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-ize使成为，变成
=criticize
critic（评判者）+ -ize（做、使）= 「像评论家那样做事」。日常英语里通常指指出缺点；中性的「审慎评价」义主要出现在学术和艺术语境。
使用指南
- 拼写：criticize（美式）/ criticise（英式）——都对，选一种保持一致。
- 句型：criticize someone for (doing) something——被批评的点接在 'for' 后。
例句
- 1.
Reporters criticized the company for hiding the safety report.
记者们批评该公司隐瞒安全报告。
- 2.
It's easy to criticize, but much harder to offer a solution.
批评容易，提出解决方案却难得多。
- 3.
She criticized the novel's slow pacing in her review.
她在评论中批评了这部小说节奏拖沓。