castigate
英 ['kæstɪgeɪt]
美
- vt. 严惩；苛评；矫正；修订
词态变化
第三人称单数: castigates;过去式: castigated;过去分词: castigated;现在分词: castigating;名词: castigation;
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谐音“砍死它”,gate-门。
中文词源
castigate 严厉批评
caste, 纯的。-ig, 做，驱使，词源同agent。即通过批评使改正，纯化。
英英释意
- 1. censure severely;
- "She chastised him for his insensitive remarks"
- 2. inflict severe punishment on
英文词源
- castigate (v.)
- c. 1600, from Latin castigatus, past participle of castigare "to correct, set right; purify; chastise, punish," from castus "pure" (see caste) + agere "to do" (see act (n.)). The notion behind the word is "make someone pure by correcting or reproving him."
If thou didst put this soure cold habit on To castigate thy pride, 'twere well. [Shakespeare, "Timon" IV.iii (1607)]
Related: Castigated; castigating; castigator; castigatory.
实用场景例句
- She could not find sufficient reproaches with which to castigate herself.
- 她找不出充分的理由非难自己.
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