| 单词 | admonish |
| 释义 | admonish (once / 652 pages) v To admonish is to scold. If you want to show someone you're not happy with his behavior, admonish him. It sounds better than "scolding," and it's less painful than spanking. Coming to English through Old French from the Latin admonere "to advise, remind," admonish is always used with an eye on improving someone's behavior. The exact meaning of this formal verb varies in intensity depending generally on who is being corrected. If a child or subordinate is being admonished, it means "scold" or "rebuke" whereas if someone admonishes a person with equal standing, warn or advise are closer synonyms. WORD FAMILYadmonish: admonished, admonisher, admonishes, admonishing, admonishment, admonition, admonitory+/admonisher: admonishers/admonishing: admonishingly/admonishment: admonishments/admonition: admonitions/admonitory: admonitorily USAGE EXAMPLESIn Christianity, however, divine speech continues through the Gospels—the apostle Paul converts after hearing Jesus admonish him. The New Yorker(Jan 01, 2017) The next day, the ministry admonished more than 20 firms for failing to comply with emergency rules aimed at cutting emissions. Reuters(Dec 28, 2016) He stopped the first song midway through to warmly admonish those in the crowd who were filming him on their phones. New York Times(Dec 22, 2016) 1v take to task He admonished the child for his bad behavior Syn|Hyper reprove criticise, criticize, knock, pick apart find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws 2v admonish or counsel in terms of someone's behavior Syn|Hyper discourage, monish, warn warn notify of danger, potential harm, or risk advise, counsel, rede give advice to 3v warn strongly; put on guard Syn|Hyper caution, monish warn notify of danger, potential harm, or risk |
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