with obj.(常作be censured)
- express severe disapproval of (someone or something), typically in a formal statement（尤指在正式声明中）严厉指责, 谴责, 申斥。
mass noun
- the expression of formal disapproval指责, 谴责, 斥责：
two MPs were singled out for censure
两位议员被挑出来作为斥责对象
count noun despite episcopal censures, the practice continued.尽管遭到主教的斥责, 这种做法仍在继续。
派生词
censurable
adjective词源
late Middle English （in the sense 'judicial sentence'）： from Old French censurer (verb)， censure (noun)， from Latin censura 'judgement， assessment'， from censere 'assess'.