Word · Frequency #21465
reproving
责备；指摘；婉言责备
reproving is the present participle of reprove.
to express disapproval of (a person or their actions), especially by criticizing or rebuking gently
- 1.
To express disapproval.
表示不赞成；表达反对。
- 2.
To prove again.
再次证明；重新验证。
- 3.
To criticise, rebuke, or reprimand (someone), usually in a gentle and kind tone.
批评、指责或训诫(某人),通常以温和友善的语气。
- 4.
To deny or reject (as a feeling, behaviour, action, etc.).
否认或拒绝(某种情感、行为、行动等)。
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。
In use
The teacher reproved the student for talking during the exam.
She reproved her son for not finishing his homework.
He reproved himself for being so careless.
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.
委员会不赞成该提案。
Verb forms
base reprove · third person reproves · -ing reproving · past reproved · past participle reproved
意为「责备、指责」，常用于正式场合。
Common mistakes
Connections
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。
Pop culture & quotes
- Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee.
- 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。
- And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.
Learner notes
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。
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。
Grammar Note
常与介词 for 连用，表示因某事责备某人
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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