diatribe

Word family noundiatribediatribist

di·a·tribe /ˈdaɪətraɪb/ noun [countableC] formal

CRITICIZEa long speech or piece of writing that criticizes someone or something very severely 长篇抨击，檄文

diatribe against

a diatribe against contemporary American civilization

对当代美国文明的猛烈抨击

Examples from the Corpus

diatribe• I read message after message spouting racist doctrines, discriminatory diatribes and personal attacks.• And judging by the prodigious pile of diatribes posted in the last year, a lot of folks are taking advantage.• They substitute character attack and personal diatribe for principled debate and discussion of the issues.• Merton has a previously undreamed of knack of the one-minute, long-winded trainspotter diatribe.

Origin diatribe

(1500-1600) Latin diatriba, from Greek diatribe “enjoyable activity, speech”, from diatribein “to pass time”

单词	diatribe
释义	diatribe Word family noundiatribediatribist di·a·tribe /ˈdaɪətraɪb/ noun [countableC] formal CRITICIZEa long speech or piece of writing that criticizes someone or something very severely 长篇抨击，檄文 diatribe against a diatribe against contemporary American civilization 对当代美国文明的猛烈抨击 Examples from the Corpus diatribe• I read message after message spouting racist doctrines, discriminatory diatribes and personal attacks.• And judging by the prodigious pile of diatribes posted in the last year, a lot of folks are taking advantage.• They substitute character attack and personal diatribe for principled debate and discussion of the issues.• Merton has a previously undreamed of knack of the one-minute, long-winded trainspotter diatribe. Origin diatribe (1500-1600) Latin diatriba, from Greek diatribe “enjoyable activity, speech”, from diatribein “to pass time”
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