| 词汇 | censorious |
| 释义 | censorious adjective uk /senˈsɔː.ri.əs/ us /senˈsɔr.i.əs/ formal often criticizing other people: 吹毛求疵的，挑剔的，苛评的 his censorious attitude to those who do not share his opinions他对那些与自己观点不同的人所持的挑剔态度 Critical & uncomplimentary acidulous aloof astringency astringently barbed be all very wellidiom captious censoriously derogatory hypercritical scarifying scarifyingly scathing scathingly scorchingly self-critical shade sniffy uncomplimentary venomous Examples of censoriouscensorious The judge is in a solemn, censorious setting, officiating over important matters. The growing concern regarding propriety in all things made classical antecedents important for the justification of all matter or behaviour that might attract censorious attention. We do not see our role to be censorious, and we recognize that authors have just as many rights as do reviewers. Failure to abide by such expectations generated tension in the minds of scientific practitioners - not to mention in the minds of censorious contemporar y observers. But now, suppose that a wife ceases to love her husband and gives herself to another, and that they start living together openly, despite the censorious opinions of society. Community of belief or values can be revolutionary or reactionary, evangelical or fundamentalist, open or dogmatic, tolerant or censorious, stable or unstable. I do not wish to be censorious about other people's amusements. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Each year we seem to become a less free and more censorious society. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We need to recognise it is an addiction and that a purely censorious attitude is not sufficient. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The leaders believe that, and they have said so time and time again in very strong and sometimes very censorious appeals to the men. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I cannot support some of the censorious remarks that have been made about the form of control exercised by the police. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I have tried to raise this matter in no controversial or censorious spirit. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Some judges may take a stricter and more censorious view of these applications than others. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is easy for men of my age to be censorious of the younger generation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Sometimes it happens that one becomes a little less censorious and critical of one's opponents if one remembers one's own difficulties. 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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