Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #21465
reprove
责备；指摘；婉言责备
核心释义
to express disapproval of (a person or their actions), especially by criticizing or rebuking gently
- 1.
表示不赞成；表达反对。
To express disapproval.
- 2.
再次证明；重新验证。
To prove again.
- 3.
批评、指责或训诫(某人),通常以温和友善的语气。
To criticise, rebuke, or reprimand (someone), usually in a gentle and kind tone.
- 4.
否认或拒绝(某种情感、行为、行动等)。
To deny or reject (as a feeling, behaviour, action, etc.).
再次证明；重新证明；否认；拒绝；否定；表示不赞成；表达反对。；再次证明；重新验证。；批评、指责或训诫(某人),通常以温和友善的语气。
用法In use
The teacher reproved the student for talking during the exam.
用法提示：reprove 表示因错误行为而责备，后接介词 for 引出原因。
She reproved her son for not finishing his homework.
用法提示：reprove 用于长辈对晚辈的批评，语气较为正式。
He reproved himself for being so careless.
用法提示：reprove 可接反身代词，表示自我批评。
reprove sb for (doing) sth
reprove 表示温和的责备，语气比 scold 轻；常用 for 引出原因。
She reproved her son for being late.
她责备儿子迟到。
reprove sth
reprove 接事物名词时，表示不赞成、反对或拒绝，多用于正式场合。
The committee reproved the proposal.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- reprove someone for something
- 因某事责备某人
- She reproved him for his rudeness.她因他的无礼责备了他。
- gently reprove
- 温和地责备
- The teacher gently reproved the student for being late.老师温和地责备了迟到的学生。
- reprove a child
- 责备孩子
- Parents often reprove their children for minor mistakes.父母常常因小错误责备孩子。
流行文化与引用Pop culture & quotes
- Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee.
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想 re+prove：再次(prove)指出错误，即'婉言责备'。记住 reprove 常指温和的批评，而非再次证明。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：formal writing、literary contexts、moral or religious admonishment reprove 通常用于正式或书面场合，多出现在文学、道德或教育类文本中，表示温和的责备或规劝；日常口语中不常用。其他义项（如“再次证明”）更少见。
语法说明Grammar Note
常与介词 for 连用，表示因某事责备某人
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
reprove 发音为 /rɪˈpruːv/，与 prove、approve、improve、disprove、remove、move 同韵，均以 /uːv/ 结尾。注意不要与拼写相近的 reprieve /rɪˈpriːv/ 混淆，后者以 /iːv/ 结尾，读音不同。
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