Word · Frequency #14198
reprimand
训斥；谴责；申斥
核心释义
a severe formal or official rebuke; an act or expression of criticism and censure
- 1.
严厉、正式或官方的训斥；私下或公开的责备。
A severe, formal or official reproof; reprehension, rebuke, private or public.
- 2.
批评和谴责的行为或表达
an act or expression of criticism and censure
严厉、正式或官方的训斥；私下或公开的责备。；批评和谴责的行为或表达；谴责；惩戒；非难
用法In use
He received a severe reprimand for arriving late.
用法提示：此处“reprimand”为名词，表示正式的谴责。
The manager issued a written reprimand to the employee.
用法提示：此处“reprimand”为名词，作“issued”的宾语。
A public reprimand from the board damaged his reputation.
用法提示：此处“reprimand”为名词，作主语。
reprimand sb for sth
介词 for 后接名词或动名词。
The manager reprimanded the employee for his carelessness.
经理因粗心而谴责了该员工。
reprimand sb for doing sth
被动形式 be reprimanded 常见。
She was reprimanded for arriving late.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- severe reprimand
- 严厉的谴责
- He received a severe reprimand for his misconduct.他因行为不当受到了严厉的谴责。
- public reprimand
- 公开谴责
- The officer faced a public reprimand from the commission.该官员面临委员会的公开谴责。
- official reprimand
- 正式谴责
- The employee was given an official reprimand for violating company policy.该员工因违反公司规定受到正式谴责。
- verbal reprimand
- 口头谴责
- A verbal reprimand is often sufficient for minor infractions.对于轻微违规，口头谴责通常就足够了。
- receive a reprimand
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
拆解为re（再次）+ prim（首要）+ and，记住：再次首要地谴责。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：workplace、official setting、school 多用于正式场合，如上级对下级或机构的惩戒性批评。
语法说明Grammar Note
常与介词for连用表示因…受谴责
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Words like 'command', 'demand', and 'expand' share a similar spelling ending with 'reprimand', but their pronunciations differ slightly.
用法优先级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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