单词 | vituperation |
释义 | vituperationWord family adjectivevituperablevituperativevituperatorynounvituperationvituperatoradverbvituperativelyverbvituperate vi·tu·pe·ra·tion /vɪˌtjuːpəˈreɪʃən $ vaɪˌtuː-/ noun [uncountableU] formal angry and cruel criticism 谩骂,咒骂,辱骂 SYN invective Examples from the Corpus vituperation• There was violent argument and vituperation on both sides.• It precipitated a flood of vituperation resulting in an inquiry into the nature of art and reality in relation to the photograph.• The speeches were full of vituperation and slander.• No one else attracted such vituperation from him. (1500-1600) Old French Latin vituperatio, from vituperare “to blame, criticize”, from vitium ( → VICE) + parare “to make” |
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