criticize

criticize 表示对人或事物作出判断，尤其是指出问题和缺点，也可以较全面地评价其优点与不足。

💡 记忆钩子

把 criticize 想成“拿着评判尺检查”：先是挑出问题、批评某人或某事；再把这把尺用于较全面的评论，既看优点，也看缺点。核心始终是“作判断并指出依据”，不只是随口说不好。

📝 学习建议

先记住“指出问题、作出评价”这一主线，再根据上下文判断语气是偏责备还是偏分析。
不要把它只理解成严厉斥责；它也可以指客观、细致地评论作品、观点或做法。

📖 中文释义

verb

core 批评；指责

📖 把注意力放在错误、缺点或不当行为上，并明确表示不赞同，常常带有责备意味。对象可以是人，也可以是决定、行为或制度。

💡 常用结构是“criticize + 人/事物 + for + 原因”，表示因某事而批评；也可以只接被批评的对象。它比单纯说“不同意”更强调指出问题，中文学习者不要把后面的原因误当成被批评的对象。

British English Oxford US ambitransitive

The coach criticized the player for ignoring the safety rules.

教练批评那名队员无视安全规定。

Several residents criticized the city for delaying the repairs.

几位居民批评市政府拖延了维修工作。
core 评价；评论优缺点

📖 不只是找错，而是认真分析某个作品、观点或做法的长处和不足，作出有根据的评价。这里的 criticize 不一定表示全盘否定。

💡 常见结构是“criticize + 作品/观点/做法”，也可用“criticize + 对象 + for + 某一缺点”具体说明评价依据。这个用法常见于评论、分析和讨论中，语气可以很客观；不要因为看到 criticize 就自动理解成“辱骂”。

British English Oxford US ambitransitive

The review criticizes the film for its weak ending but praises its acting.

这篇评论指出这部电影结尾薄弱，但称赞了它的表演。

criticizes present,singular,third-person criticizing participle,present criticized participle,past criticized past

📘 英文释义 (WordNet) 共 2 组

find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws;

同义词集: knock criticize criticise pick apart

The paper criticized the new movie

Don't knock the food--it's free

反义: praise 上位: comment, notice, point out, remark 下位: assail, assault, attack, bawl out, belittle, berate, blame, blast, call down, call on the carpet, censure, chew out, chew up, chide, criminate, crucify, denounce, disparage, dress down, find fault, have words, jaw, lambast, lambaste, lash out, lecture, pick, pick at, pillory, rag, rebuke, remonstrate, reprimand, round, savage, scold, snipe, take to task, trounce

act as a critic

同义词集: criticize criticise

Those who criticize others often are not perfect, either

上位: act

🌳 词源

源自表示“批评者”的词根，最终与古希腊语中“判断、辨别”有关。

From critic + -ize; first element from Ancient Greek κριτικός (kritikós, “of or for judging, able to discern”), from κρίσις (krísis, “decision, judgement”).

🔄 变式

criticized past criticizes present criticizing present

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