excoriate

动词 v. 形容词 adj.
/ɪkˈskɔɹ.iˌeɪt/|/ɪkˈskoʊɹ.iˌeɪt/

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. to remove the skin and/or fur of, to flay, to skin transitive
  2. To wear off the skin of; to chafe. transitive
  3. To strongly condemn or criticize. figuratively,transitive
    — The teacher continued to excoriate the student after his academic issues.
形容词 adj.
  1. Excoriated. obsolete
    — If the bowelles be excoriate, ye shall gyue thys peculier remedy.

词形变化

excoriates present,singular,third-person excoriating participle,present excoriated participle,past excoriated past more excoriate comparative most excoriate superlative

词汇关系

词源

词源 1
First attested in the first part of the 15ᵗʰ century, in Middle English; inherited from Middle English *excoriaten (only attested in its past participle), borrowed from Late Latin excoriātus perfect passive participle of excoriō (“to take the skin or hide off, flay, skin”), from ex- (“out off, from”) + corium (“hide, skin”) + -ō. Regular participial usage of the adjective up until Early Modern English, later archaic.
词源 2
First attested in the first part of the 15ᵗʰ century, in Middle English; inherited from Middle English *excoriaten (only attested in its past participle), borrowed from Late Latin excoriātus perfect passive participle of excoriō (“to take the skin or hide off, flay, skin”), from ex- (“out off, from”) + corium (“hide, skin”) + -ō. Regular participial usage of the adjective up until Early Modern English, later archaic.
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