objurgate
英 ['ɒbdʒəgeɪt]
美[əb'dʒɝɡet]
- vt. 痛骂；训斥
助记提示
1. 采取法律行动来处理。
英文词源
- objurgate
- objurgate: see just
- objurgate (v.)
- 1610s, from Latin obiurgatus, past participle of obiurgare "to chide, rebuke," from ob- (see ob-) + iurgare "to quarrel, scold," from phrase iure agere "to deal in a lawsuit," from ablative of ius "right; law; suit" (see just (adj.)) + agere "to do, act, set in motion" (see act (n.)). Related: Objurgatory.