英语词汇“decry”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

When you dye your hair pink and orange, your mother decries your act as a horror and bursts into tears. She criticizes your choice of colors, stating that pink and purple would have looked better.

You might decry learning French, declaring it as a waste of time. Yet many English words come from French. When the French conquered England in 1066, they brought with them their language as well as their social system. Because French was spoken mostly by the ruling class, many of the loan words are formal. Decry comes from the Old French descrier, to cry out or announce. When you decry something, you simultaneously condemn it and discredit it, a formal act.

WORD FAMILY

decry: decried, decries, decrying

USAGE EXAMPLES

Obstacles on the internet, just like barriers to trade, are easy to decry but hard to prevent.

Economist(Nov 03, 2016)

It is a mistake to always decry this kind of personalisation as a negative.

The Guardian(Jan 01, 2017)

Teachers and literacy organizations often decry such moves as censorship that erase important literature from curriculums.

Washington Post(Dec 31, 2016)

v express strong disapproval of

Syn|Hyper

condemn, excoriate, objurgate, reprobate

denounce

speak out against

单词	decry
释义	decry (once / 3637 pages) v When you dye your hair pink and orange, your mother decries your act as a horror and bursts into tears. She criticizes your choice of colors, stating that pink and purple would have looked better. You might decry learning French, declaring it as a waste of time. Yet many English words come from French. When the French conquered England in 1066, they brought with them their language as well as their social system. Because French was spoken mostly by the ruling class, many of the loan words are formal. Decry comes from the Old French descrier, to cry out or announce. When you decry something, you simultaneously condemn it and discredit it, a formal act. WORD FAMILY decry: decried, decries, decrying USAGE EXAMPLES Obstacles on the internet, just like barriers to trade, are easy to decry but hard to prevent. Economist(Nov 03, 2016) It is a mistake to always decry this kind of personalisation as a negative. The Guardian(Jan 01, 2017) Teachers and literacy organizations often decry such moves as censorship that erase important literature from curriculums. Washington Post(Dec 31, 2016) v express strong disapproval of Syn\|Hyper condemn, excoriate, objurgate, reprobate denounce speak out against
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