condemn
用法要点
句型搭配
condemn 常用作及物动词,后接宾语,表示谴责的对象。常见句型包括 condemn someone/something for something(因某事谴责某人/某事)和 condemn someone to something(判处某人某种刑罚)。
介词用法
condemn 常与介词 for 连用,表示谴责的原因;与 to 连用,表示判处的刑罚或结果;在被动语态中,可与 as 连用,表示被谴责为某种性质。
语域说明
condemn 在正式和书面语中更常见,如新闻、法律或学术文本,表达强烈的道德或法律谴责;在日常口语中,可能用 criticize 或 blame 等词替代,但 condemn 语气更强。
基础例句
Many people condemn smoking because it's harmful to health.
许多人谴责吸烟,因为它对健康有害。
The teacher condemned the student for cheating on the exam.
老师谴责了那个学生在考试中作弊。
He was condemned to pay a fine for speeding.
他因超速被判处罚款。
She condemned the movie for its violent scenes.
她因电影中的暴力场面而谴责了它。
高级例句
The international community condemned the government's actions as a violation of human rights.
国际社会谴责该政府的行为侵犯了人权。
In the report, the committee condemned the company for environmental pollution.
在报告中,委员会谴责了该公司造成环境污染。
The court condemned the defendant to ten years in prison for fraud.
法院因欺诈罪判处被告十年监禁。
Scholars often condemn plagiarism in academic papers as unethical.
学者们常谴责学术论文中的抄袭行为是不道德的。
高频搭配
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常见错误
错误:condemn to 后通常接名词(如刑罚),不接动词原形。正确:用 condemn for 表示谴责的原因,这里应改为因未做作业而谴责他。
错误:condemn 是及物动词,直接接宾语,不需要介词 about。正确:直接说 condemn the policy 即可。
近义词辨析
criticize
criticize 语气较轻,指指出缺点或错误,可能带有建设性;condemn 语气更强,表示强烈谴责或道德上的不认可,常涉及正式或公共场合。
She criticized his work for being sloppy. (批评工作马虎) vs. The public condemned his actions as immoral. (谴责行为不道德)
denounce
denounce 强调公开指责或揭发,常带有宣布某事物为错误或有害的意味;condemn 更侧重于表达强烈的反对或定罪,在法律语境中更常见。
He denounced the corruption in the government. (公开指责政府腐败) vs. The judge condemned the criminal to prison. (法官判处罪犯监禁)