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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。
责备；指摘；婉言责备
reproving — present participle of reprove
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责备；指摘；婉言责备
to express disapproval of (a person or their actions), especially by criticizing or rebuking gently
She reproved her son for being late.
她责备儿子迟到。
表示不赞成；表达反对。
To express disapproval.
再次证明；重新验证。
To prove again.
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.
否认或拒绝(某种情感、行为、行动等)。
To deny or reject (as a feeling, behaviour, action, etc.).
reprove
Base
原形
reproves
3rd person
第三人称单数
reproving
-ing
现在分词
reproved
Past
过去式
reproved
Past participle
过去分词
She reproves her students for being late.
她责备学生迟到。
He reproved his son for lying.
他责备儿子说谎。
The teacher is reproving the noisy class.
老师正在责备吵闹的班级。
意为「责备、指责」，常用于正式场合。
The teacher reproved the student for talking during the exam.
老师责备学生在考试时说话。
She reproved her son for not finishing his homework.
她责备儿子没有完成作业。
He reproved himself for being so careless.
他责备自己太粗心。
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 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.
委员会不赞成该提案。
Not this
He reproved to me for coming late.
Use this
He reproved me for coming late.
reprove 是及物动词，应直接接宾语，不需要介词 to；汉语的“对我责备”不能直译成 reprove to me。
Not this
My visa application was reproved by the embassy.
Use this
My visa application was approved by the embassy.
reprove 意为“责备；不赞成”，而“批准；同意”应用 approve。二者拼写相近但含义不同，这里应用 approved。
Not this
She reproved her son to be careless.
Use this
She reproved her son for being careless.
reprove 的宾语后接 for + 名词/动名词来说明责备的原因，不用不定式 to be careless；汉语“责备儿子粗心”的“粗心”是原因，需用 for being careless。
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因某事责备某人
She reproved him for his rudeness.
她因他的无礼责备了他。
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。
责备孩子
Parents often reprove their children for minor mistakes.
父母常常因小错误责备孩子。
不要责备亵慢人，恐怕他恨你；要责备智慧人，他必爱你。
This saying from the King James Bible, Proverbs 9:8, is often quoted to show that a wise person welcomes gentle criticism, though a mocker may resent it.
这句话出自英王钦定本圣经《箴言》9章8节，常被引用来说明智慧人乐于接受温和的指正，而嘲弄者却可能心怀怨恨。
不要与黑暗无益的行为有分，倒要责备它们。
This verse from Ephesians 5:11 in the King James Bible is often cited when urging people not merely to avoid evil, but to actively speak against it.
这节经文出自英王钦定本圣经《以弗所书》5章11节，常被引用以劝勉人不仅要远离恶事，还要积极发声斥责。
Use reproving naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
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。
常与介词 for 连用，表示因某事责备某人
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