词汇 | hypercritical |
释义 | hypercritical adjective uk /ˌhaɪ.pəˈkrɪt.ɪ.kəl/ us /ˌhaɪ.pɚˈkrɪt̬.ɪ.kəl/ extremely critical(= too eager to find mistakes in everything)吹毛求疵的,过分挑剔的 Synonym ultra-critical Critical & uncomplimentary acidulous aloof astringency astringently barbed be all very wellidiom captious censorious derogatory pungently scarifying scarifyingly scathing scathingly scorchingly shade sniffy uncomplimentary venomous witheringly Examples of hypercriticalhypercritical When these reactions are particularly intense, the patient can become morose, withdrawn, hypercritical, cantankerous, or openly defiant. In most of the following pages the reply takes a snide, hypercritical approach to many of the basic problems. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is very easy now, when you do not feel quite in the same state, to be hypercritical. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I must say my noble friends are rather hypercritical. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I think we may regard any excess upon that as being thoroughly legitimate, and nothing to be cavilled at by the most hypercritical economist. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I do not want to be hypercritical, but the phrasing is, representation on the school management committee of the education authority. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It really is hypercritical of them to seek to dismiss the reality of that now. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These preoccupations make them hypercritical of expenditure cuts. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We have also become hypercritical of our own societies and institutions. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is hypercritical of drafting, which is a subject about which anyone can argue. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I do not wish to frame my remarks in any hypercritical spirit. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Indeed, those who were hypercritical used to say that the corporation built nothing but warehouses. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We do not do it with a view to wasting public time or with any hypercritical object, but simply because we are entitled to be informed on these points. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I have tried not to be hypercritical. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 One is lather apt to be hypercritical. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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