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Vilify V.辱骂,诽谤 Latin Vilifai 英 Utter Slanderous Abusive

单词 vilify
音标 ['vilifai]
解释 v.辱骂,诽谤
红宝书 【英】 v.辱骂,诽谤 (to utter slanderous and abusive statements)
【记】 vil(=vile可恨的)+if y
【例】 vilify sb's character(污蔑人格) /vilify the government(骂政府)
字源 vilify (v.)
mid-15c., "to lower in worth or value," from Late Latin vilificare "to make cheap or base; to esteem of little value," from Latin vilis "cheap, base" (see vile) + root of facere "to make" (see factitious). Meaning "to slander, speak evil of" is first recorded 1590s. Related: Vilified, vilifying.
不择手段背单词 v. 诽谤(就...作污蔑或诋譭的评论)
【记】vil = vile(adj 卑鄙的), ify: 诽谤读: 威力fy, 特有威力的语言-诽谤
【参】villainous(adj 恶毒的; 腐化堕落的); villain(n 恶根)
【反】extol(v 赞美); vilification(n 污蔑)-beautification(n 美化)
趣味全助记 【记】音:歪 + 使,使歪曲

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