Word · Frequency #14198
reprimand
训斥；申斥
to rebuke or reprove someone formally or officially
- 1.
To reprove in a formal or official way.
以正式或官方方式训斥。
- 2.
rebuke formally
正式斥责
- 3.
censure severely or angrily
严厉或愤怒地谴责
以正式或官方方式训斥。；正式斥责；严厉或愤怒地谴责；谴责；惩戒
In use
The teacher reprimanded the student for being late to class.
She was reprimanded by her boss for making a careless mistake.
The manager will reprimand any employee who violates the safety rules.
reprimand sb
reprimand 后直接接被训斥的人；如需说明原因，用 for 引出。
The principal reprimanded the student.
校长训斥了那名学生。
reprimand sb for doing sth
reprimand 通常表示正式、严厉的斥责，常用于职场、学校或官方场合。
The manager reprimanded the employee for using the office phone for personal calls.
经理因该员工用办公电话打私人电话而训斥了他。
be reprimanded for sth
被动语态可用来强调受训斥的一方，适合正式通报或新闻语体。
Connections
Collocations
- reprimand someone for something
- 因某事训斥某人
- The manager reprimanded him for missing the deadline.经理因他错过了截止日期而训斥了他。
- reprimand someone publicly
- 公开训斥某人
- She was publicly reprimanded for leaking the report.她因泄露报告而受到公开训斥。
- reprimand an employee
- 训斥员工
- He reprimanded an employee for using a company phone for personal calls.他训斥了一名员工用公司电话打私人电话。
- reprimand a child
- 责骂孩子
- The mother reprimanded her child for running into the street.那位母亲责骂孩子跑到了马路上。
- severely reprimand
- 严厉训斥
- The principal severely reprimanded the students who cheated on the exam.校长严厉训斥了考试作弊的学生。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆联想：re + prim(像“严谨”) + and，上级板着严谨的脸再次正式训斥——“正式斥责”。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：formal workplace、official disciplinary settings reprimand 是正式用词，通常用于上级对下级、官方机构或正式场合的严厉批评，多出现在书面语或正式谈话中；日常口语中较少使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
The final syllable of reprimand /ˌmænd/ sound-matches command, demand, and remand. Brand shares the final /ænd/ but is spelled -and, not -mand. Beware lookalikes: mandate /ˈmændeɪt/ and random /ˈrændəm/ are spelled with -and/-mand but sound different.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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