Word · Frequency #24552
censorious
爱批判的；挑剔的
核心释义
harshly critical or expressing censure
- 1.
爱挑剔的；好指责的；苛刻评论他人的。
Addicted to censure and scolding; apt to blame or condemn; severe in making remarks on others, or on their writings or manners.
- 2.
含有指责意味的；表示批评的。
Implying or expressing censure.
爱挑剔的；好指责的；苛刻评论他人的。；含有指责意味的；表示批评的。；爱批判的；挑剔的
用法In use
My grandmother could be very censorious about the way I dressed.
用法提示：censorious 作表语形容词，表示‘爱批判的、挑剔的’。
The coach gave the team a censorious look after they lost the game.
用法提示：censorious 作定语形容词，修饰 look，表示‘严厉不满的’。
She wrote a censorious review of the film, pointing out every flaw.
用法提示：censorious 作定语形容词，修饰 review，表示‘爱批判的’。
be censorious of/about sth
主语通常是人，of 后接所挑剔的对象；about 也可表示“对某话题持苛评态度”。
The inspector was censorious of the slightest error in the accounts.
检查员对账目中最微小的错误也苛评有加。
censorious + noun
作定语时常见搭配名词有 tone、remark、report、attitude 等。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- censorious attitude
- 爱挑剔的态度
- His censorious attitude made everyone uncomfortable.他爱挑剔的态度让所有人都不自在。
- censorious tone
- 苛责的语气
- She spoke in a censorious tone.她用一种苛责的语气说话。
- censorious critic
- 苛刻的批评者
- The play received harsh reviews from censorious critics.这部剧遭到了苛刻评论家的严厉评价。
- censorious eye
- 挑剔的目光
- The students worked under the censorious eye of the inspector.学生们在督学挑剔的目光下学习。
- censorious remark
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想记忆：censor（审查）＋ious → 像审查员一样，这也不满那也不满，爱批评挑剔。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：literary criticism、formal debate、academic writing 通常用于正式或书面语境，多出现在文学评论、讨论或学术写作中，较少用于日常口语。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
与 censorious 真正押韵的词多以 -orious /ˈɔːriəs/ 结尾，如 glorious、victorious、laborious、notorious、meritorious、uproarious。注意拼写相似的 curious /ˈkjʊəriəs/ 和 serious /ˈsɪəriəs/ 重读元音不同，与 censorious 并不押韵。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.