| 单词 | detractor |
| 释义 | detractor (once / 4811 pages) n A detractor is someone who puts you down. When you're proposing ideas at work, your detractor is the person who finds fault with everything you say. Use the noun detractor for someone who is always critical. You might describe your brother as a detractor of the government if he complains incessantly about taxes, voting, the President, and all the members of Congress. If a person takes a dislike to you in particular, he is your own personal detractor. The origin of detractor goes back to the Latin word detrahere, "take down, pull down, or disparage." WORD FAMILYdetractor: detractors+/detract: detracted, detracting, detraction, detractive, detractor, detracts/detraction: detractions USAGE EXAMPLESHis detractors accuse him of excessive charm, but it may be more accurate to say that he edits brutality from his world view. The New Yorker(Jan 01, 2017) "Such a scam. Donate to the theatre directly if you want to," one detractor wrote on the GoFundMe page. Los Angeles Times(Dec 28, 2016) Fifth Harmony attempted to silence detractors with the sophomore effort “7/27.” Los Angeles Times(Dec 19, 2016) n one who disparages or belittles the worth of something Syn|Hypo|Hyper depreciator, disparager, knocker backbiter, defamer, libeler, maligner, slanderer, traducer, vilifier one who attacks the reputation of another by slander or libel hatemongerone who arouses hatred for others muckraker, mudslingerone who spreads real or alleged scandal about another (usually for political advantage) cynic, faultfinder someone who is critical of the motives of others |
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