Word · Frequency #22367
vilifying
诽谤；诋毁；中伤
vilifying is the present participle of vilify.
核心释义
to spread negative information about someone or something
- 1.
说诽谤性的话；中伤。
To say defamatory things about someone or something; to speak ill of.
- 2.
散布关于...的负面信息
spread negative information about
- 3.
用言语贬低；贬损。
To belittle through speech; to put down.
说诽谤性的话；中伤。；散布关于...的负面信息；用言语贬低；贬损。；诽谤；贬低；[法] 诋毁
用法In use
The candidate accused the media of trying to vilify him during the campaign.
用法提示：vilify 是及物动词，此处以不定式形式出现，表示“诋毁”，宾语是 him。
Her colleagues vilified her for sharing the team's mistakes with the manager.
用法提示：vilified 是 vilify 的过去式，作及物动词，后接宾语 her，表达“中伤”之意。
We should not vilify an entire community because of a few bad actors.
用法提示：vilify 在本句中作及物动词，与 should 构成谓语，表示“诋毁、抹黑”，宾语是 an entire community。
The Nazi propaganda vilified the Jews
vilify sb/sth
vilify 是及物动词，宾语为人或事物。
The newspaper vilified the mayor in its editorial.
该报纸在社论中诽谤市长。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- publicly vilify
- 公开诽谤
- The politician was publicly vilified for his controversial remarks.那位政治家因其有争议的言论遭到公开诽谤。
- vilify as
- 诋毁为；诬蔑为
- The media vilified him as a dangerous extremist.媒体把他诋毁为危险的极端分子。
- vilify in the press
- 在报刊上诋毁
- Her reputation suffered because she was vilified in the press.由于在报刊上受到诋毁，她的名誉受到了损害。
- vilify unfairly
- 不公正地中伤
- He believes he was unfairly vilified by his former colleagues.他认为他受到了前同事不公正的中伤。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想 villain（恶人）+ -fy（使…化）：把对方描成一个恶人的画面，就是诽谤、诋毁。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：正式演讲或政论文章、媒体评论与公开辩论 vilify 通常用于正式或书面场合，表示“诋毁、诽谤”，语气较强；在日常口语中较少使用，更常见的说法是 criticize 或 bad-mouth。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
这些以 -ify 结尾的动词（classify、justify、simplify、qualify、verify）都带有 /ɪfaɪ/ 词尾，与 vilify 的 /faɪ/ 结尾相同，可作读音上的类比。注意 villain 拼写开头相似，但读音为 /ˈvɪlən/，与 vilify 不同。
一起学习词形Learn the forms together
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