单词发音
- 英式发音: /kənˈdem/
- 美式发音: /kənˈdɛm/
分析词义
- condemn 这个词主要有两个含义：
- 谴责，指责（to express strong disapproval of someone or something）
- 宣告（某人或某物）有罪；判…刑（to say officially that something is unacceptable or faulty and should be condemned）
列举例句
- 场景一：社会议题
- The community leader condemned the violence at the protest. (社区领袖谴责了抗议活动中的暴力行为。)
- 场景二：法律判决
- The court condemned him to life imprisonment for his crimes. (法庭因他的罪行判他终身监禁。)
- 场景三：建筑安全
- The building was condemned as unsafe for occupancy. (这栋建筑被宣布为不适宜居住。)
词根分析
- condemn 的词根是 damn，意思是 “诅咒” 或 “谴责”。
- 衍生词汇：
- damnation (n. 谴责，定罪)
- damnable (adj. 该受谴责的)
词缀分析
- con-: 表示 "with" 或 "together"，用于加强语气。
- -en: 动词后缀，表示使动。
- 相同词缀的其他单词：confirm, control, continue
发展历史和文化背景
- condemn 源自拉丁语 "condemnāre"，意为“宣判有罪”，在中世纪英语中首次出现。它反映了法律和社会对正义和道德的重视。
单词变形
- 名词形式: condemnation (谴责，指责)
- 形容词形式: condemnatory (谴责的)
- 副词形式: condemnably (可谴责地)
固定搭配、组词
- condemn to (判…刑)
- Example: He was condemned to death. (他被判处死刑。)
记忆辅助
- 将 condemn 与强烈的情感如愤怒或失望联系起来，帮助记住其“谴责”的含义。
- 通过联想法律场景，记住其在“判罪”方面的意义。
小故事
John stood before the judge, his heart pounding in his chest. The crime he was accused of weighed heavily on his conscience. As the judge spoke, his voice echoed through the courtroom, "I hereby condemn you to ten years in prison." John's eyes welled with tears, knowing his actions had led to this inevitable conclusion. (约翰站在法官面前，心脏砰砰直跳。他被控的罪行让他良心不安。当法官说话时，他的声音在法庭上回荡：“我因此判你十年监禁。”约翰的眼里充满了泪水，知道他的行为导致了这个不可避免的结局。)