condemn sb/sth (for sth)
常用介词 for 引出谴责的原因。
The editor condemned the article for its biased reporting.
编辑谴责那篇文章的报道有偏见。
谴责；指责
定罪；判刑；使…陷入；注定；宣告…不安全；查封；使…受天罚；惩罚；征收（私有财产）
to strongly criticize someone or something publicly
强烈批评或谴责；痛斥。
To strongly criticise or denounce; to excoriate.
司法上宣判(某人)有罪。
To judicially pronounce (someone) guilty.
司法上宣布有罪判决；判处刑罚。
To judicially announce a verdict upon a finding of guilt; To sentence
给予永恒的神罚。
To confer eternal divine punishment upon.
注定遭遇恶劣境况；使遭厄运。
To destine to experience bad circumstances; to doom.
宣布某物不适合使用或进一步使用。
To declare something to be unfit for use, or further use.
确定并宣布(财产)划归公用。参见征用权。
To determine and declare (property) to be assigned to public use. See eminent domain.
宣布(船只)被没收归政府或作为战利品。
To declare (a vessel) to be forfeited to the government or to be a prize.
一般现在时
The government condemns all forms of violence.
政府谴责一切形式的暴力。
一般过去时
The court condemned him to life imprisonment.
法庭判处他终身监禁。
The government condemned the violent protests in the strongest terms.
政府以最强烈的措辞谴责了暴力抗议。
用法提示：动词，表示强烈反对或批评
The judge condemned the criminal to ten years in prison.
法官判处该罪犯十年监禁。
用法提示：动词，表示判决或判刑
Many people condemn the use of plastic bags because of environmental concerns.
由于环境问题，许多人谴责使用塑料袋。
用法提示：动词，表示谴责或指责
常用介词 for 引出谴责的原因。
The editor condemned the article for its biased reporting.
编辑谴责那篇文章的报道有偏见。
to 后常接刑罚或不利遭遇。
The court condemned the prisoner to death.
法庭判处该囚犯死刑。
as 后接定性描述。
Many condemned the policy as a violation of human rights.
许多人谴责这项政策侵犯人权。
比 condemn 更正式，常用于官方或机构声明
语气比 condemn 更强，常涉及公开场合或道德批判
比 condemn 弱，可适用于日常非正式场合
grammar · medium
易错句子He was condemned of murder.
正确表达He was condemned for murder.
错误使用了介词of。condemn表示“谴责”时，常用介词for引出原因，表示因某事而谴责。使用of是受其他动词如accuse of的影响，但condemn的正确搭配是condemn sb for sth。
grammar · medium
易错句子The judge condemned him death.
正确表达The judge condemned him to death.
在表示“判处”时，condemn后需要介词to来引出刑罚，表示判处某人某种刑罚。直接跟death缺少介词to，不符合动词搭配规则。
与“谴责”相对，表示对某人或某事表示赞同和称赞
与“判刑”相对，用于法律语境，指法庭裁定被告无罪
与“宣告不适用”相对，表示认可或同意某项事物可被使用
‘blame’侧重于将责任归咎于某人或某事，语气比‘condemn’弱；‘condemn’表示强烈的谴责。
‘criticize’表示指出缺点或提出意见，通常不带强烈情绪；‘condemn’则表达严厉的指责和否定。
‘sentence’是法律术语，指法官正式宣判刑罚；‘condemn’在法律语境中也可指判刑，但更常用于泛指谴责。
强烈谴责
The UN strongly condemned the use of chemical weapons.
联合国强烈谴责使用化学武器的行为。
判处某人死刑
The judge condemned the murderer to death.
法官判处凶手死刑。
谴责某事物为...
The report condemned the policy as a violation of human rights.
报告谴责该政策侵犯人权。
因...谴责某人
They condemned him for his reckless driving.
他们谴责他鲁莽驾驶。
宣告建筑物不宜居住（或拆除）
The old factory was condemned and scheduled for demolition.
旧工厂被宣布不宜使用并计划拆除。
迫使过...的生活
Poverty condemned them to a life of hardship.
贫困迫使他们过着艰苦的生活。
condemn + ation
condemn + atory
condemn + er
condemn + able
condemn + ed
con- (together) + demn (harm, condemn). Related: con- prefix: connect, contain; demn root: damn, indemnify.
法律场景中，谴责常导致判决
谴责法庭上的行为常与审判相关
谴责后的结果常是裁决
谴责严重行为时可能启动起诉
谴责是强烈的批评形式
迫使某人陷入某种境地
His lack of education condemned him to a life of poverty.
他缺乏教育，这迫使他终生贫困。
自证其罪；自相矛盾
He condemned himself out of his own mouth when he admitted to being at the scene.
他承认自己在现场，这等于自证其罪。
缺席审判；缺席定罪
The court condemned the fugitive in absentia.
法院缺席审判了那名逃犯。
我也不定你的罪；去吧，从此不要再犯罪了。
The judge decided not to condemn the first-time offender.
法官决定不谴责初犯者。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.