中文词源
sermonize 说教，教训
sermon,说道，布教，-ize,使。引申比喻义说教，教训。
英语词源
- sermonize (v.)
- 1630s, from Medieval Latin sermonizari, from Latin sermo (see sermon). "Chiefly depreciatory" [OED]. Related: Sermonizing.
权威例句
- 1. The film attempts neither to dramatize nor sermonize.
- 这部电影既不企图使用戏剧化的手法也不企图进行说教.