chastise

tʃæ'staiz

GRE

v. censure severely

vt. 责骂, 惩罚
[法] 责罚, 惩戒, 严惩

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chastise 源自拉丁语 castigare，其中 cast 意为“纯洁”，后缀 -ize 表示“使得”。整体意思是“使其变得纯洁”，引申为“惩罚”。

例句

1. The teacher had to chastise the student for not completing his homework.

老师不得不训斥那个没有完成作业的学生。

2. Parents often chastise their children for bad behavior.

父母常常因为孩子的不良行为而训斥他们。

3. She felt it was necessary to chastise her friend for being late.

她觉得有必要因为朋友迟到而训斥他。