单词	castigate
释义	castigatecast‧i‧gate /ˈkæstɪɡeɪt/ verb [transitive] Word Origin WORD ORIGINcastigate Origin: 1600-1700 Latin past participle of castigare, from castus ( ➔ CHASTE) + -igere (from agere ‘to drive’) Verb Table VERB TABLE castigate Simple Form Present I, you, we, they castigate he, she, it castigates Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they castigated Present perfect I, you, we, they have castigated he, she, it has castigated Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had castigated Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will castigate Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have castigated Continuous Form Present I am castigating he, she, it is castigating you, we, they are castigating Past I, he, she, it was castigating you, we, they were castigating Present perfect I, you, we, they have been castigating he, she, it has been castigating Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been castigating Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be castigating Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been castigating Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Admittedly, Norton-Taylor castigates the food industry as well as the landowners and the farmers - he spreads his castigation very evenly. He castigated those who had become wealthy by exploiting their political standing for private gain. He even castigated himself for not being a better example, more patient, gentler. Hodge castigated Rhee's statement and the actions of his supporters. Lydia did not castigate herself for so disliking a fellow-being, believing that it was sufficient merely to refrain from overt unkindness. More importantly, by castigating conductive education he obscures some very important implications that the method has for the West. She'd also had time to castigate herself for meekly following him inside. The aristocracy of this period has been castigated for its naked self-interest and expediency. formal to criticize or punish someone severely—castigation /ˌkæstəˈɡeɪʃən/ noun [uncountable]
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