Excoriate
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[编辑] 解释
[编辑] GRE 红宝书
- v. 撕去皮; 严厉批评
- [英] v. 撕去皮 ( to strip, scratch, or rub off the skin) ; 严厉批评 ( to denounce harshly)
- [记] ex+cor ( =core核心) +iate -> 使核心出来 -> 撕去皮;注意: 尤其要记住""严厉批评""一意
[编辑] Webster Collegiate
transitive verb (-ated; -ating)
- Etymology: Middle English, from Late Latin excoriatus, past participle of excoriare, from Latin ex- + corium skin, hide — more at cuirass
- Date: 15th century
- 1. to wear off the skin of ; abrade
- 2. to censure scathingly
- ? excoriation noun