Dreye權威釋義|censure

vt.

責備；譴責
The judge censured the driver but didn't fine him.
法官責備了司機但沒罰他款。

vi.

責備；譴責

n.

責備；譴責[U][C]
He received a public censure for his dishonourable behavior.
他因為不名譽的行為受到了公眾的譴責。

衍生

a.

censurable

辨析

同義:

vt.責備；譴責

reproach denounce criticize condemn

反義:

n.,vi.,vt.「責備；譴責」的反義字

praise

同義參見:

damn accusation criticism complaint blame rail² disapproval

反義參見:

grant

以上來源於：《英漢大辭典》

/ˈsɛnʃə/

v.

express severe disapproval of; formally reprove.

n.

formal disapproval.

Derivative

censurable adj.

Usage

Censure and censor are frequently confused. Censure means ‘express severe disapproval of’ (the country was censured for human rights abuses) or ‘the expression of severe disapproval’, while censor means ‘examine (a book, film, etc.) and suppress unacceptable parts of it’ or ‘an official who censors books, films, etc.’.

Etymology

ME: from OFr. censurer (v.), censure (n.), from L. censura ‘judgement, assessment’, from censere ‘assess’.

以上來源於：《簡明牛津英語詞典》