reprimand

'reprimɑ:nd

GRE Collins 1

v. rebuke formally

n. 谴责, 惩戒, 非难
vt. 谴责, 惩戒, 严责

Collins 星级

14,198

BNC 频率

14,849

使用频率

reprimand 可以拆分为 re- 和 primand。其中 re- 表示再次，而 primand 源于拉丁语 reprimere，意思是压制。结合起来，可以理解为再次压制，即对某人进行警告或训斥。

例句

1. The teacher had to reprimand the student for talking during the lesson.

老师不得不训斥那位在上课时说话的学生。

2. After the meeting, the manager gave a reprimand to the team for missing the deadline.

会议结束后，经理对团队未能按时完成任务进行了训斥。

3. She received a reprimand from her boss for being late to work.

她因上班迟到而受到老板的训斥。