condemn
动词 v.
英 /kənˈdɛm/
美 /kənˈdɛm/|/kənˈdem/
英文释义
动词 v.
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To strongly criticise or denounce; to excoriate.
— The president condemned the terrorists.
- To judicially pronounce (someone) guilty.
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To judicially announce a verdict upon a finding of guilt; To sentence
— The judge condemned him to death.
- To confer eternal divine punishment upon.
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To destine to experience bad circumstances; to doom.
— Too many people are condemned to a life of poverty.
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To declare something to be unfit for use, or further use.
— There was a massive slaughter of W.R. steam power at the conclusion of the summer timetable. In all, 169 locomotives were condemned.
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To declare something to be unfit for use, or further use.; To adjudge (a building) as being unfit for habitation.
— The house was condemned after it was badly damaged by fire.
- To declare something to be unfit for use, or further use.; To adjudge (building or construction work) as of unsatisfactory quality, requiring the work to be redone.
- To declare something to be unfit for use, or further use.; To adjudge (food or drink) as being unfit for human consumption.
- To declare something to be unfit for use, or further use.; To declare (a vessel) to be unfit for service.
- To determine and declare (property) to be assigned to public use. See eminent domain.
- To declare (a vessel) to be forfeited to the government or to be a prize.
词汇关系
词源
From Middle English condempnen, from Old French condamner, from Latin condemnāre (“to sentence, condemn, blame”), from com- + damnāre (“to harm, condemn, damn”), from damnum (“damage, injury, loss”). Displaced native Middle English fordemen (from Old English fordeman (“condemn, sentence, doom”) > Modern English fordeem.
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