the expression of disapproval of someone or something based on perceived faults or mistakes 批评;批判;指责 he received a lot of criticism. 他受到许多指责。 [count noun]he ignored the criticisms of his friends. 他无视朋友的批评。
the analysis and judgement of the merits and faults of a literary or artistic work 评论;评价 alternative methods of criticism supported by well-developed literary theories. 以成熟的文学理论为基础的其他评论方式。
语源
early 17th cent.: from critic or Latin criticus + -ism