criticized:被批评的;受到指责的;被挑剔地评价的(动词 criticize 的过去式/过去分词)。常用于表示某人/某事因做法、观点或缺点而遭到批评。(除“批评”外,criticize 也可指“评论、评析”,语气不一定很重。)
He was criticized for being late.
他因为迟到受到了批评。
Although the proposal was criticized by experts, it still sparked a wider discussion about what the community truly needs.
尽管该提案受到专家批评,它仍引发了关于社区真正需求的更广泛讨论。
/ˈkrɪtɪsaɪzd/
criticized = criticize + -ed(表示过去/被动的词尾)。criticize 源自希腊语词根 *krit-*(“判断、辨别”),经由拉丁语/法语演变进入英语,原意与“作出判断、评断”相关,后来引申为“批评、挑错、评论”。