Word · Frequency #15447
demonizing
使变成魔鬼；使魔鬼化
demonizing is the present participle of demonize.
make into a demon
- 1.
To turn into a demon.
使变成恶魔。
- 2.
To describe or represent as evil or diabolic, usually falsely.
通常不实地把...描述或描绘成邪恶或魔鬼般的。
使变成恶魔。；通常不实地把...描述或描绘成邪恶或魔鬼般的。；使成为魔鬼
In use
Some politicians try to demonize their opponents during election campaigns.
The movie demonizes the villain so strongly that the audience cheers when he is defeated.
We should not demonize people who hold different opinions; instead, we should listen to them.
demonize somebody/something
demonize 是及物动词，直接接宾语，常表示“把……描述成邪恶或可怕的形象”。
Some politicians demonize journalists.
一些政客把记者妖魔化。
demonize somebody as something
as 后接名词，说明把宾语说成是什么样的人或事物。
They demonized her as a dangerous radical.
他们把她妖魔化为一个危险的激进分子。
be demonized (by somebody)
被动语态很常见，常与 by 连用表示施动者。
Connections
Collocations
- demonize the enemy
- 把敌人妖魔化
- The regime used posters to demonize the enemy before the war.该政权在战前用海报把敌人妖魔化。
- demonize immigrants
- 把移民妖魔化
- Some tabloids demonize immigrants to stir up fear.一些八卦小报为了挑起恐惧而把移民妖魔化。
- demonize political opponents
- 把政治对手妖魔化
- A good leader should not demonize political opponents.优秀的领袖不应该把政治对手妖魔化。
- be demonized by the media
- 被媒体妖魔化
- The scientist was demonized by the media after publishing the report.这位科学家在发表报告后被媒体妖魔化。
- demonize the victim
- 把受害者妖魔化
- Do not demonize the victim; the evidence points elsewhere.不要把受害者妖魔化；证据指向别处。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 demon（魔鬼）加上 ize（使…化），就是把人妖魔化。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：神话传说、宗教文本、文学描写 该词表示“使成为魔鬼”，多用于文学或宗教性描述，语气较为正式。日常口语中较少使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都以 -ize 结尾，后缀读音均为 /aɪz/，但重音位置和元音与 demonize 不完全相同，因此都不是严格押韵词。例如，organize、recognize、realize 重音在第一音节；apologize 重音在第二音节。注意拼写相似但发音不同的词，如 dominate /ˈdɒmɪneɪt/（结尾读 /eɪt/），避免误判。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.