excoriate
英 [ekˈskɔː.ri.eɪt]
美 [ekˈskɔːr.i.eɪt]
将“excoriate”分解为“ex”(出)+“cor”(心脏)+“iate”(动词后缀)。想象一个人的心被“撕出”(excoriate)了一些东西,可能是因为他做错了事,受到严厉的批评或指责。通过这个生动场景,可以记住“excoriate”意味着严厉地责骂或批评。
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excoriate 剥落皮肤ex-, 向外。-cor, 切,皮肤,词源同corium, carnal, shear.
- excoriate (v.)
- early 15c., from Late Latin excoriatus, past participle of excoriare "flay, strip off the hide," from Latin ex- "off" (see ex-) + corium "hide, skin" (see corium). Figurative sense of "denounce, censure" first recorded in English 1708. Related: Excoriated; excoriating.
- 1. He proceeded to excoriate me in front of the nurses.
- 他开始在护士面前痛斥我。