reprove

reprove
verb
  1. [with obj.]reprimand someone
    责备,非难
    he was reproved for obscenity.
    他因下流受到指责。
    [with direct speech]‘Don't be childish, Hilary, ’he reproved mildly.
    “别傻了,希拉里,”他温和地责怪道。
    [as adj. reproving]a reproving glance.
    责备的一瞥。
派生
reprovable
adjective
reprover
noun
reprovingly
adverb
语源
  1. Middle English (also in the senses 'reject' and 'censure'): from Old French reprover, from late Latin reprobare 'disapprove' (see reprobate)
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