单词 | censure |
释义 | censure (once / 525 pages) nv Censure is a noun referring to very strong criticism; the verb means to criticize very strongly. If you take your dad's car without telling him, you can expect him to censure you severely, and maybe even ground you as well. The noun and verb are most closely associated with official expressions of disapproval, as when Congress censures a senator. The noun is from Latin cēnsūra "censorship," from cēnsor "an ancient Roman censor." The job of a Roman censor was to take the census and to supervise public morals and behavior. Our English word censor––which means to suppress speech or other forms of expression––is from this Latin word. WORD FAMILYcensure: censurable, censured, censures, censuring+/censurable: censurably USAGE EXAMPLESIsrael’s main ally, for allowing the United Nations to censure his government over its controversial plans to build new settlements in the occupied West Bank. Wall Street Journal(Jan 02, 2017) Six of their superiors—including a deputy district chief—were disciplined through demotion, administrative censure or removal from their leadership posts, Beijing police said. Wall Street Journal(Dec 29, 2016) Security Council, which allowed a censure of Israeli settlements to pass for the first time in 36 years, according to U.S. envoy to the U.N. Wall Street Journal(Dec 27, 2016) 1n harsh criticism or disapproval Syn|Hypo|Hyper animadversion interdict an ecclesiastical censure by the Roman Catholic Church withdrawing certain sacraments and Christian burial from a person or all persons in a particular district condemnation, disapprobation an expression of strong disapproval; pronouncing as wrong or morally culpable 2n the state of being excommunicated Syn|Hyper exclusion, excommunication rejection the state of being rejected 3v rebuke formally Syn|Hypo|Hyper criminate, reprimand animadvert express blame or censure or make a harshly critical remark criticise, criticize, knock, pick apart find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws |
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