🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

批评

Pronunciation / Transliteration: pīpíng

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Criticize/ˈkrɪtɪsaɪz/
verbCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"他批评了这部电影的情节。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To express disapproval of someone or something.

    "The teacher criticized the student's essay for lacking clarity."
  2. 2

    To evaluate the merits and faults of something.

    "The film was criticized for its weak plot and character development."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'criticize' originates from the Greek word 'kritikos', meaning 'able to judge', which evolved through Latin 'criticus' and Middle French 'critique' before entering English in the late 16th century. Its meaning has shifted from merely assessing to expressing disapproval.

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