| 单词 | censorious |
| 释义 | censorious (once / 8814 pages) adj Censorious, an adjective, describes people who are so critical, they find something wrong in everything. Do not let censorious guests come to your next dinner party! Censorious, pronounced "sen-SOAR-ee-us," comes from the Latin word censura, meaning "judgment." Someone who is censorious judges everyone and everything, ruining everyone's good time with harsh criticisms. The sky is too blue. Your dog is too friendly. The zebra has too many stripes. You get the idea. A censorious person makes others say, "So...is there anything you do like?" WORD FAMILYcensorious: censoriously+/censor: censored, censorial, censoring, censorious, censors, censorship/censored: uncensored/censoring: censorings/censorship: censorships USAGE EXAMPLESFor Fox, a “safe space” is a censorious exclusionary zone. The Guardian(Nov 28, 2016) Mr. Bayes called such commedia stylized, codified, desperate — though there is a kindness about him, and he sounded sympathetic, not censorious. New York Times(Nov 16, 2016) There was no official recognition that the calls to have us fired could be seen as illiberal or censorious. Washington Post(Oct 28, 2016) adj harshly critical or expressing censure was censorious of petty failings Syn critical marked by a tendency to find and call attention to errors and flaws |
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