| 单词 | critic |
| 释义 | critic (once / 48 pages) 1n 2n A critic is someone who finds fault with something and expresses an unfavorable opinion. You might be a critic of your school’s new plan to start the school day at 6:30 a.m. The word critic came into English by way of Latin, tracing back to the Greek word krinein, meaning “judge, decide.” If you’re a critic, you’re essentially judging something — and finding it lacking. Critic can be used broadly to describe any person expressing an unfavorable view, but there are professional critics as well, such as people who review movies or music. In that sense, the word describes someone who thoughtfully assesses something, either favorably or negatively. WORD FAMILYcritic: critical, criticise, criticize, critics+/critical: acritical, criticality, critically, criticalness, criticism, hypercritical, noncritical, overcritical, supercritical, uncritical/criticise: criticised, criticises, criticising/criticism: criticisms, self-criticism/criticize: criticized, criticizes, criticizing/hypercritical: hypercritically/overcritical: overcritically/uncritical: uncritically USAGE EXAMPLESBerger was a lifelong Marxist, a vehement critic of capitalism. The Guardian(Jan 02, 2017) Here are lists of this month’s highlights by two critics for The New York Times. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) Pegula defended the Bills at a time critics are questioning the team’s direction. Seattle Times(Jan 02, 2017) 1 1n a person who is professionally engaged in the analysis and interpretation of works of art Exp|Hypo|Hyper Harley Granville-Barker English actor and dramatist and critic and director noted for his productions of Shakespearean plays (1877-1946) John Orley Allen TateUnited States poet and critic (1899-1979) Matthew ArnoldEnglish poet and literary critic (1822-1888) Van Wyck BrooksUnited States literary critic and historian (1886-1963) John Anthony CiardiUnited States poet and critic (1916-1986) Jacques DerridaFrench philosopher and critic (born in Algeria); exponent of deconstructionism (1930-2004) Roger Eliot FryEnglish painter and art critic (1866-1934) Herman Northrop FryeCanadian literary critic interested in the use of myth and symbolism (1912-1991) William HazlittEnglish essayist and literary critic (1778-1830) Henry Louis MenckenUnited States journalist and literary critic (1880-1956) Ivor Armstrong RichardsEnglish literary critic who collaborated with C. K. Ogden and contributed to the development of Basic English (1893-1979) John RuskinBritish art critic (1819-1900) Sir Stephen Harold SpenderEnglish poet and critic (1909-1995) Joseph Deems TaylorUnited States composer and music critic (1885-1966) Lionel TrillingUnited States literary critic (1905-1975) Carl Clinton Van DorenUnited States writer and literary critic (1885-1950) Edmund WilsonUnited States literary critic (1895-1972) Alexander WoollcottUnited States drama critic and journalist (1887-1943) art critic a critic of paintings drama critic, theater critica critic of theatrical performances literary critica critic of literature music critica critic of musical performances newspaper critica critic who writes a column for the newspapers professional, professional person a person engaged in one of the learned professions 2n anyone who expresses a reasoned judgment of something 2Hypo|Hyper appraiser, authenticator one who determines authenticity (as of works of art) or who guarantees validity gradera judge who assigns grades to something panelist, panellista member of a panel reader, referee, reviewersomeone who reads manuscripts and judges their suitability for publication sampler, taste tester, taste-tester, tastersomeone who samples food or drink for its quality juror, juryman, jurywomansomeone who serves (or waits to be called to serve) on a jury scannersomeone who scans verse to determine the number and prosodic value of the syllables wine tastera taster who evaluates the quality of wines wool stapler, woolsortera person who sorts wool into different grades evaluator, judge an authority who is able to estimate worth or quality n someone who frequently finds fault or makes harsh and unfair judgments Hypo|Hyper carper, niggler someone who constantly criticizes in a petty way nitpickersomeone who makes small and unjustified criticisms roastera harsh or humorous critic (sometimes intended as a facetious compliment) disagreeable person, unpleasant person a person who is not pleasant or agreeable |
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