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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionarycrit·ic
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 \ˈkri-tik\ noun ETYMOLOGY  Latin criticus, from Greek kritikos, from kritikosable to discern or judge, from krinein DATE  15881.  a. one who expresses a reasoned opinion on any matter especially involving a judgment of its value, truth, righteousness, beauty, or technique  b. one who engages often professionally in the analysis, evaluation, or appreciation of works of art or artistic performances2. one given to harsh or captious judgment
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noun ETYMOLOGY  Greek kritikē art of the critic, from feminine of kritikos DATE  16511. archaic : criticism2. archaic : critiqueEnglish Etymologycritic  1580s, from L. criticus, from Gk. kritikos "able to make judgments," from krinein "to separate, decide" (see crisis). The Eng. word always had overtones of "censurer, faultfinder."  "A perfect judge will read each work of wit     With the same spirit that its author writ;"    [Pope, "An Essay on Criticism," 1709] Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7criticcrit·ic / 5kritik / noun1. a person who expresses opinions about the good and bad qualities of books, music, etc.   批评家；评论家；评论员:   a music / theatre / literary, etc. critic    音乐、戏剧、文学等评论家    The critics loved the movie.    评论家喜爱这部电影。 2. a person who expresses disapproval of sb / sth and talks about their bad qualities, especially publicly   批评者；挑剔的人:   She is six of the ruling party's most outspoken critics.    她是最直言不讳地批评执政党的一个人。    a critic of private health care    对私人衞生保健持批评态度的人 Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of EnglishOxford Collocations dictionary for students of Englishcritic noun 1 says what is bad/wrong with sth ADJ. bitter, fierce, harsh, hostile, severe, trenchant She is one of her husband's severest critics. | outspoken, vocal, vociferous | persistent | chief, great, leading, major He is now a major critic of the nuclear industry. VERB + CRITIC prove wrong She is looking for a chance to prove her critics wrong. CRITIC + VERB accuse sb Critics accused the government of giving in to pressure from the tobacco companies. | argue sth, believe sth, claim sth, charge sth, fear sth, point sth out, say sth, suggest sth Critics point out that poverty still exists. | be right/wrong PREP. ~ of an outspoken critic of government policy 2 gives opinions about plays/books/films, etc. ADJ. good, great, incisive | distinguished, influential | art, drama, film, literary, music, restaurant, social, television, theatre CRITIC + VERB hail sth, praise sth The film was hailed by critics as a triumphant piece of realism. | attack sth, pan sth, slate sth The play was panned by critics. | describe sth Critics described the paintings as worthless rubbish. 　• Note at JOBMerriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Editionn. Function: noun one given to harsh or captious judgment FF1C;chronic critics of the administrationFF1E; Synonyms: aristarch, carper, caviler, criticizer, faultfinder, knocker, momus, smellfungus, Zoilus Related Words: Monday morning quarterback; nitpicker, quibbler; belittler, disparager; complainer; censurer; muckraker, mudslinger Contrasted Words: backer, supporter; partisan; advocate, champion, protagonistn. Function: adjective Synonyms: CRITICAL 1, captious, carping, caviling, cavillous, censorious, faultfinding, hypercritical, overcriticalWebster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridgedcrit·icI. \ˈkrid.ik, -itik, -ēk\ noun(-s)Etymology: Middle French & Latin; Middle French critique, from Latin criticus, from Greek kritikos, from kritikos, adjective, able to discern or judge, from kritos (verbal of krinein to judge, discern) + -ikos -ic — more at certain1.  a. : one who expresses a reasoned opinion on any matter (as a work of art or a course of conduct) involving a judgment of its value, truth, or righteousness, an appreciation of its beauty or technique, or an interpretation b. : one who engages often professionally in the analysis, artistic evaluation, or appreciation of works of art (as literary or dramatic works)2. : one given to harsh or captious judgment : carper, caviler < critics using hindsight in the best tradition of Monday morning quarterbacks >II. adjectiveEtymology: Middle French & Latin; Middle French critique, from Latin criticus, from Greek kritikos: criticalIII. verb(criticked ; criticked ; criticking ; critics)Etymology: critic (I) intransitive verb: to act as a critictransitive verbobsolete : to pass judgment on : criticizeIV. noun(-s)Etymology: partly from critic (I); partly from Greek kritikē, from feminine of kritikos1. archaic : criticism2. archaic : critique

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