denounce

英 [d?'na?ns] 美[d?'na?ns]

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第三人稱單數:?denounces;過去式:?denounced;過去分詞:?denounced;現在分詞:?denouncing;

denounce 譴責

de-, 向下，強調。-nounce, 通知，呼喊，詞源同announce, pronounce. 即向下喊，引申詞義譴責。

denounce: denounce: see pronounce
denounce (v.): early 14c., "announce," from Old French denoncier (12c., Modern French dénoncer), from Latin denuntiare "to announce, proclaim; denounce, menace; command, order," from de- "down" + nuntiare "proclaim, announce," from nuntius "messenger" (see nuncio). Negative sense in English via meaning "to declare or proclaim" something as cursed, excommunicated, forgiven, removed from office. Related: Denounced; denouncing.

1. Ministers took the floor to denounce the decision to suspend constitutional rule.: 幾位部長發言譴責暫停憲制的決定。

3. Within days of his death those same people were falling over themselves to denounce him.: 他尸骨未寒，還是那些人又大肆譴責起他來。

4. The opposition parties called a press conference to denounce the actions of the police.: 各反對黨召開新聞發布會，公開抨擊了警方的行為。

5. The letter called for trade union freedom and civil rights, but did not openly denounce the regime.: 這封信呼吁保障工會自由和公民權利，但沒有公開譴責該政權。