condemn

condemn
verb
[with obj.]

express complete, typically public, disapproval of; censure
（一般指公开）谴责，责难；反对
the plan was condemned by campaigners.
计划受到了运动参与者们的谴责。
sentence (someone) to a particular punishment, especially death
判（某人）刑（尤指死刑）
the rebels had been condemned to death.
叛乱者已被判处死刑。
[as adj. condemned]the condemned men.
死刑犯。
■(一般作 be condemned)officially declare (something, especially a building) to be unfit for use
宣告（某事物，尤指建筑物）不适用
the pool has been condemned as a health hazard.
这个池塘已被宣告有害健康。
■prove or show the guilt of
证明（或使人看出）（某人）有罪（或犯了过错）
she could see in his eyes that her stumble had condemned her.
她能从他的眼睛里看出她的失言已经暴露了她自己的过失。
■(of circumstances) force (someone) to endure or do something that is unpleasant or undesirable
（情况）迫使（某人）忍受（或做）令人不快之事
the physical ailments that condemned him to a lonely childhood.
致使他童年孤独的疾病。

派生
condemnable
adjective
condemnation
noun
condemnatory
adjective
语源

Middle English (in sense 2): from Old French condemner, from Latin condemnare, from con- (expressing intensive force) + damnare 'inflict loss on' (see damn)

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