criticize

动词 v.

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To find fault (with something). British,English,Oxford,US,ambitransitive
    — They criticized him for endangering people's lives.
  2. To evaluate (something), assessing its merits and faults. British,English,Oxford,US,ambitransitive

词形变化

criticizes present,singular,third-person criticizing participle,present criticized participle,past criticized past criticise alternative

词源

From critic + -ize; first element from Ancient Greek κριτικός (kritikós, “of or for judging, able to discern”), from κρίσις (krísis, “decision, judgement”).
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