anathematize sb/sth
及物动词，后面直接跟被诅咒或谴责的人或事物，语气很重，多用于宗教语境或正式书面语。
Church leaders anathematized the reformer and his followers.
教会领袖诅咒了这位改革者及其追随者。
诅咒；谴责；革除教籍
使成为或宣布为遭诅咒者或邪恶之物；强烈遣责；宣布革出教门
to formally curse or denounce someone or something as evil
使成为或宣布为遭诅咒者或邪恶之物
To cause to be, or to declare as, an anathema or evil.
一般现在时
They anathematize heresy.
他们诅咒异端。
一般过去时
The priest anathematized the sinner.
牧师诅咒了那个罪人。
现在完成时
The council has anathematized these practices.
议会已谴责这些做法。
规则动词，过去式和过去分词加-ed
The religious leader anathematizes anyone who publicly challenges the church's teachings.
这位宗教领袖公开诅咒任何挑战教会教义的人。
用法提示：使用第三人称单数形式 anathematizes，表示强烈谴责或诅咒。
During the trial, the prosecutor anathematized the defendant's actions as a betrayal of public trust.
在审判中，检察官强烈谴责被告的行为是对公众信任的背叛。
用法提示：使用过去式 anathematized，表示正式的强烈谴责。
The community is anathematizing the company for polluting the local river.
社区正在强烈谴责这家公司污染当地河流的行径。
用法提示：使用现在进行时 is anathematizing，表示持续进行的谴责行为。
及物动词，后面直接跟被诅咒或谴责的人或事物，语气很重，多用于宗教语境或正式书面语。
Church leaders anathematized the reformer and his followers.
教会领袖诅咒了这位改革者及其追随者。
as 后接被认定的性质或罪名，表示公开宣布某人或某事物属于该类别。
The bishop anathematized the new doctrine as a dangerous error.
主教宣布这一新教义为危险的错误。
被动语态常用于书面语，by 引出进行谴责的一方。
The proposal was anathematized by critics from both parties.
该提案受到两党批评者的强烈谴责。
grammar · medium
易错句子Many critics anathematize against the new policy.
正确表达Many critics anathematize the new policy.
anathematize 是及物动词，宾语直接跟在动词后面，不能像汉语“对……加以谴责/诅咒”那样再加介词 against（或 at）。
grammar · medium
易错句子The reform was anathematize by the church.
正确表达The reform was anathematized by the church.
被动语态中 be 后面要用过去分词 anathematized，不能用动词原形；以 -ize 结尾的动词，过去分词直接加 -d。
grammar · medium
易错句子The bishop anathema the heresy.
正确表达The bishop anathematized the heresy.
anathema 是名词，意为“被诅咒的人或物；诅咒”，不能充当谓语；此处需要动词 anathematize，叙述过去的事用过去式 anathematized。
excommunicate 特指教会依正式程序把成员开除教籍，是一种制度性处分；anathematize 侧重公开宣布某人为可憎可咒之物，可以是诅咒式的谴责，而不一定是教会的正式裁决。
curse 是日常通用词，随口骂人或施咒都能用；anathematize 语域庄重，用于宗教或公开的正式谴责，指宣布某人为可咒可憎之物。
condemn 泛指强烈谴责，也可指法院判刑，使用范围广；anathematize 语域更高，几乎只用于宗教或庄严场合，指把某人某物正式宣布为可憎可咒。
anathema (base)
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anathematize + -ation
anathematize + -er
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