admonish
/ədˈmɒnɪʃ/verb
with obj.
1- warn or reprimand someone firmly劝告, 告诫, 责备：
she admonished me for appearing at breakfast unshaven
她责备我没刮脸就来吃早饭
with obj. and direct speech 'You mustn't say that, Shiona, ' Ruth admonished her.“你不能那么说, 希奥娜,"露丝劝诫说。
1.1
- with obj. and infinitive advise or urge (someone) earnestly诚恳建议, 力主, 力劝（某人）：
she admonished him to drink no more than one glass of wine.
她力劝他只喝一杯酒。
1.2
- archaic warn (someone) of something to be avoided〈古〉提醒（某人）避免某事：
he admonished the people against the evil of such practices.
他提醒人们不要干此类坏事。
派生词
admonishment
noun词源
Middle English amonest 'urge， exhort'， from Old French amonester, based on Latin admonere 'urge by warning'. Later， the final -t of amonest was taken to indicate the past tense， and the present tense changed on the pattern of verbs such as abolish; the prefix became ad- in the 16th cent. by association with the Latin form.