decry

• vt. 責難，譴責；誹謗

de-, 向下，強調。cry, 呼叫，呼喊。引申義呼籲，強烈譴責。

decry (v.)

1610s, from French decrier (14c.; Old French descrier "cry out, announce"), from de- "down, out" (see de-) + crier "to cry," from Latin quiritare (see cry (v.)). In English, the sense has been colored by the presumption that de- in this word means "down."

1. He is impatient with those who decry the scheme.

對於那些反對該方案的人，他表現得很不耐煩。

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2. On , no need to decry your industry!

得了,您很勤快, 不必謙虛了!

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3. Voters may decry the party - line voting on the stimulus bill.

對於刺激方案,共和黨人可以譴責黨派 式 投票.

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4. Many people decry flogging ( or caning ).

許多人反對鞭打或棒打.

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5. Why Decry the Wealth Gap?

貧富差距,為什麽要譴責它?

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