animadvert
animadvert
[ˌanɪmədˈvəːt]
verb
[ˌanɪmədˈvəːt]
verb
- [no obj.](animadvert on/upon/against)(formal)pass criticism or censure on; speak out against
(正式)谴责，批评；大胆发言反对
we shall be obliged to animadvert most severely upon you in our report.
我们将被迫在报告中对你进行非常严厉的谴责。
- late Middle English (in the sense 'pay attention to'): from Latin animadvertere, from animus 'mind' + advertere (from ad- 'towards' + vertere 'to turn')
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