denounce
UK/di'nauns/US
IELTSTOEFLGRE六级考研C2
释义
v.
To publicly criticize or condemn someone or something
公开谴责，抨击
v.
To formally accuse or report someone to the authorities
告发，检举
词根拆分
词根派生de-（向下、对抗）+ nounce（来自 nūntiāre，"宣布"）。denounce 就是朝某人*宣告反对*——把消息瞄准一个目标。结果是公开谴责，或更尖锐地，向当权者告发某人的正式指控。
词根 nounc 还连着 10 个词常用搭配
- 1.denounce as谴责为
- 2.publicly denounce公开谴责
- 3.denounce violence谴责暴力
- 4.denounce a policy抨击政策
- 5.strongly denounce强烈谴责
例句
- 1.
World leaders quickly denounced the attack as an act of terror.
各国领导人迅速谴责这次袭击是恐怖行为。
- 2.
She publicly denounced the new policy as unfair.
她公开抨击这项新政策不公平。
- 3.
He was denounced to the secret police by a neighbor.
他被一名邻居向秘密警察告发了。
易混词辨析
denounce 与 condemn——都表示强烈反对，但 denounce 更响亮、更公开，常点名攻击一个目标（denounce a leader as corrupt 痛斥某领导人腐败）；condemn 可以是更安静、更笼统的道德谴责（condemn racism）。另外注意常用句型 "denounce as X"：denounce something as a fraud。