• vt. 責罵；訓斥

up, 向上，braid, 揮舞，來自PIE*bher, 燃燒，照明，詞源同burn, bright. 引申義申斥。

upbraid

upbraid: [OE] Upbraid originally meant ‘throw something up against someone as a fault’. It was formed from up and the ancestor of modern English braid, which used to mean ‘throw’, amongst other things. The object of the verb was originally the ‘fault’; the shift of focus to the ‘person blamed’ began in the 13th century.
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upbraid (v.)

Old English upbregdan "bring forth as a ground for censure," from up (adv.) + bregdan "move quickly, intertwine" (see braid (v.)). Similar formation in Middle Swedish upbrygdha. Meaning "scold" is first attested late 13c. Related: Upbraided; upbraiding.

1. The captain upbraid his men for falling asleep.

上尉因他的部下睡著了而斥責他們。

來自辭典例句

2. I think he'd meant to upbraid me for sneaking off, but he didn't.

我想,他本想因為我偷偷溜出去訓我一頓的, 可是他沒有這樣做.

來自辭典例句

3. He spoke, not to inflame, not to upbraid, but to convince.

他平靜地發表講話, 沒有煸情, 沒有責備, 唯有說服.

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