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Excoriate V Denounce Praise Latin Corium 赞美 Eks'kɔ:Rieit

单词 excoriate
音标 [eks'kɔ:rieit]
解释 v.撕去皮;严厉批评
红宝书 【英】 v. 撕去皮(to strip, scratch, or rub off the skin) ;严厉批评(to denounce harshly)
【考】 反义词:extol(赞美) ; praise lavishly(过分赞扬)
【记】 ex+cor(=core核心)+i ate→使核心出来→撕 去皮;注意:尤其要 记住'严厉批评'一意
【例】 His legs were excoriated by the prickles.
字源 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.
不择手段背单词 v. 擦破、撕去皮 = abrade; 强烈公开谴责 = denounce
【记】ex出, cor = core(n 果核; 核心)-使核心出来-撕去皮; 强烈公开谴责(就像撕去别人一层皮)
【反】extol(v 赞美); praise lavishly(过分赞扬); accolade(n 赞美); flatter(vt 过分夸赞; 奉承)
趣味全助记 【记】ex 去,出 + corium 真皮,将皮去掉;ex + core 核心,将核心弄出得撕去皮;把某人皮都能扒掉一层→严厉批评
【相关】corium 真皮,皮肤

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