denounce

将“denounce”分解为“de”和“notice”，想象“de”表示破坏或去除，而“notice”是注意或指出。因此，可以想象为“彻底地指出或公开批评”，这样有助于记住其意思是谴责或公开指责。

denounce 谴责

de-, 向下，强调。-nounce, 通知，呼喊，词源同announce, pronounce. 即向下喊，引申词义谴责。

denounce

denounce: see pronounce

denounce (v.)

early 14c., "announce," from Old French denoncier (12c., Modern French dénoncer), from Latin denuntiare "to announce, proclaim; denounce, menace; command, order," from de- "down" + nuntiare "proclaim, announce," from nuntius "messenger" (see nuncio). Negative sense in English via meaning "to declare or proclaim" something as cursed, excommunicated, forgiven, removed from office. Related: Denounced; denouncing.

1. Ministers took the floor to denounce the decision to suspend constitutional rule.

几位部长发言谴责暂停宪制的决定。

2. We should denounce a heresy.

我们应该公开指责异端邪说.

3. Within days of his death those same people were falling over themselves to denounce him.

他尸骨未寒，还是那些人又大肆谴责起他来。

4. The opposition parties called a press conference to denounce the actions of the police.

各反对党召开新闻发布会，公开抨击了警方的行为。

5. The letter called for trade union freedom and civil rights, but did not openly denounce the regime.

这封信呼吁保障工会自由和公民权利，但没有公开谴责该政权。

【reproach, accuse, charge, rebuke, denounce, scold, condemn, blame】
reproach: 侧重指因他人粗心、自私等引起不满而去指责、找岔。
accuse: 正式或非正式场合，私人或法律上均可用，被指控的情节可轻可重，常与of连用
charge: 常与accuse换用，但charge多指较严重的错误或罪行，而且往往向法庭提出正式起诉。与with连用
rebuke: 多指上级对下级进行的公开、强烈、严正而不宽容的责备。隐含一定权威的意味。
denounce: 与condemn同义，但着重公开性。
scold: 普通用词，多指上级对下级、长辈对后辈或雇主对雇员的态度粗暴、言词激烈的数落。
condemn: 正式用词，表示谴责，有较强的司法意味，侧重从道义或原则上的谴责。
blame: 普通用词，语气较弱，仅是一般的责难、归咎于，不含用语言责骂之意。