smearing:指“把某物抹开、涂抹弄脏”(如油、颜料、墨水、泥等);也常指“(在舆论中)抹黑、诽谤”(smear campaign 的用法)。
/ˈsmɪrɪŋ/
He got paint on his hands and kept smearing it on the table.
他手上沾了油漆,还一直把油漆抹到桌子上。
By selectively quoting her words, the article was smearing her reputation and turning public opinion against her.
那篇文章通过选择性引用她的话来抹黑她的名誉,并把公众舆论引向反对她。
来自动词 smear,意为“涂抹、弄脏”。该词在中古英语时期已出现,可能与日耳曼语系中表示“涂抹/沾污”的词根有关;后来引申出比喻义,用来表示“抹黑名声、诋毁他人”。