reprobate

英 ['reprəbeɪt] 美 ['reprəbeɪt]

• n. 堕落的人；恶棍；被神遗弃的人
• adj. 堕落的；邪恶的
• v. 斥责；非难

英英释义

Noun:

1. a person without moral scruples

Adjective:

1. deviating from what is considered moral or right or proper or good;

   "depraved criminals"
   "a perverted sense of loyalty"
   "the reprobate conduct of a gambling aristocrat"
   

Verb:

1. reject (documents) as invalid

2. abandon to eternal damnation;

   "God reprobated the unrepenting sinner"
   

3. express strong disapproval of;

   "We condemn the racism in South Africa"
   "These ideas were reprobated"
   

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. He has always been a bit of a reprobate.
   他一向不很规矩.
2. Far from being the drunken reprobate of popular legend,they found him punctual and hard-working.
   远非流传的那样他是一个烂醉的恶棍，他们发现他既守时又勤奋。

用作形容词 (adj.)

1. Theses boys have reprobate tendencies.
   这些孩子有堕落的倾向。

用作动词 (v.)

1. Don't reprobate a weak and foolish girl's ignorance.
   不要谴责一个软弱而又愚蠢的姑娘的无知。

经典引文

• Gimme me money, y'oul' reprobate!

  出自： S. O

• A great deal of reprobate Silver which..looks like Sterling.

  出自： J. Spencer

• Especially reprobated by the matrons of the correct set.

  出自： H. L. Wilson

• Whether pre-marital experience is advocated or reprobated.

  出自： G. Gorer

近反义词

【近义词】

• accursed 可憎的
• cursed 被诅咒的
• abandoned 被抛弃的
• rotten 腐烂的
• blame 责备
• degenerate 退化
• rascal 淘气鬼
• troublemaker 闹事者
• ne'er-do-well 没用的人
• sinner 罪人
• wrongdoer 做坏事的人
• perverse 任性的
• decry 责难
• condemn 谴责
• perverted 行为反常的
• objurgate 怒斥
• depraved 堕落的
• miscreant 歹徒
• excoriate 撕去皮

【反义词】

• approbate 认可
• elect 选举