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diatribe n.长篇抨击；长时间谩骂 (1) 他对年轻一代发起了长篇抨击。 This noun has its roots in the Greek diatribē, "pastime or lecture," from diatrībein, "to waste time or wear away," combining dia-, "thoroughly," and trībein, "to rub." So the origin of the word diatribe is connected to both serious study and the spending or wasting of time. With most diatribes, the speaker thinks he's well informed and knows something the listener doesn't, while to most listeners the diatribe is so angry and unhinged that it's just a waste of time.

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英 ['daɪətraɪb] 美 ['daɪətraɪb] (1) He launched a diatribe against the younger generation. It's pretty overwhelming when you ask your friend a seemingly innocuous question, like "Do you like hot dogs?" and she unleashes a diatribe about the evils of eating meat. A diatribe is an angry, critical speech. 1[N-COUNT 可数名词]抨击；谴责 A diatribe is an angry speech or article which is extremely critical of someone's ideas or activities.   [usu with supp]The book is a diatribe against the academic left.该书对学界左派进行了抨击。

英语单词	diatribe
英美音标	英 ['daɪətraɪb] 美 ['daɪətraɪb]
中文释义	n.长篇抨击；长时间谩骂
英语例句	(1) He launched a diatribe against the younger generation.
中文例句	(1) 他对年轻一代发起了长篇抨击。
vocabulary简明	It's pretty overwhelming when you ask your friend a seemingly innocuous question, like "Do you like hot dogs?" and she unleashes a diatribe about the evils of eating meat. A diatribe is an angry, critical speech.
vocabulary扩展	This noun has its roots in the Greek diatribē, "pastime or lecture," from diatrībein, "to waste time or wear away," combining dia-, "thoroughly," and trībein, "to rub." So the origin of the word diatribe is connected to both serious study and the spending or wasting of time. With most diatribes, the speaker thinks he's well informed and knows something the listener doesn't, while to most listeners the diatribe is so angry and unhinged that it's just a waste of time.
柯林斯解释	1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]抨击；谴责 A diatribe is an angry speech or article which is extremely critical of someone's ideas or activities. [usu with supp] The book is a diatribe against the academic left. 该书对学界左派进行了抨击。

Diatribe Critical Waste Time Angry 英 Daɪətraɪb] 美 Daɪətraɪb