999英语网 单词
anathematize的意思
anathematize
英 ['nθmtaz]
美 ['nθm,taz]
- vi. 诅咒；强烈遣责；开除教籍
- vt. 诅咒；强烈遣责；宣布革出教门
英文词源
- anathematize (v.)
- "to pronounce an anathema against," 1560s, from French anathématiser (Old French anatemer), from Latin anathematizare, from Greek anathematizein "to devote (to evil)," from stem of anathema. Alternative anathemize (1670s) is less correct and more rare. Related: Anathematized; anathematizing.