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2009.03.11(Review of 2006.03.01 edition)
To err is human, to criticize ... very human.
CRITICIZE 批判する
- To criticize (verb) is to say what you think is wrong with someone or something.
The noun form is criticism. - 動詞の criticize は、人や物事について間違っていると思うことを指摘する、つまり、批判する、という意味です。
名詞形は criticism で、批判、という意味です。
- All you do is criticize. Don't you ever have anything positive to say?
- I hesitate to criticize the plan, because I know how hard you've worked on it, but ...
- The government official was criticized for his poor handling of the crisis.
- Over the years, I've learned that praise motivates employees much more effectively than criticism.
- Despite severe criticism from environmentalists, the company has gone ahead with its plans to build the controversial new refinery.
- Increasingly aggressive marketing of credit cards on college campuses has begun to attract criticism.
- (to someone chairing a meeting)
I don't mean this as criticism, but wouldn't it have been more efficient to have everyone read the report before the meeting?
There you have it, another edition for the ages!