• vt. 嚴懲；苛評；矯正；修訂

caste, 純的。-ig, 做，驅使，詞源同agent。即通過批評使改正，純化。

castigate (v.)

c. 1600, from Latin castigatus, past participle of castigare "to correct, set right; purify; chastise, punish," from castus "pure" (see caste) + agere "to do" (see act (n.)). The notion behind the word is "make someone pure by correcting or reproving him."

If thou didst put this soure cold habit on To castigate thy pride, 'twere well. [Shakespeare, "Timon" IV.iii (1607)]

Related: Castigated; castigating; castigator; castigatory.

1. The principal castigate the student who have insult their teacher.

校長譴責對老師不敬的學生.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

2. I am appalled that one so - called authority could castigate thousands of successful, worthwhile programs.

我感到震驚的是一個 所謂 的權威竟然能夠苛刻地批評成千上萬成功而有價值的節目.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

3. Marx never lost an opportunity to castigate colonialism.

馬克思抓住每一個機會嚴厲譴責殖民主義。

來自辭典例句

4. Reconnoitring and collecting evidence is the first step castigate such crime.

勘查與取證是打擊計算機犯罪的第一步.

來自互聯網

5. She could not find sufficient reproaches with which to castigate herself.

她找不出充分的理由非難自己.

來自互聯網