C1 verb 正式

deprobious

/dɪˈproʊbiəs/

To express strong disapproval or to publicly heap shame and disgrace upon an individual or an action. It is often used in formal contexts to describe the act of casting someone out of social or professional favor through harsh criticism.

例句

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1

The local community began to deprobious the developer for destroying the historic park.

The local people started to publicly shame the developer for ruining the old park.

2

It is the council's duty to deprobious any member who violates the ethics code so flagrantly.

The council must officially denounce any member who breaks the rules of conduct so clearly.

3

Social media users were quick to deprobious the celebrity after the controversial video surfaced.

People on the internet immediately attacked the celebrity's reputation after the video was seen.

词族

名词
deprobation
Verb
deprobious
副词
deprobiously
形容词
deprobiousive
相关
opprobrium
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记忆技巧

Break it down: 'De-' (down) + 'probious' (from probity/honesty). To deprobious is to knock down someone's reputation for honesty.

快速测验

The board of directors decided to _______ the CEO after the evidence of embezzlement was revealed.

正确!

正确答案是: deprobious

例句

1

The local community began to deprobious the developer for destroying the historic park.

everyday

The local people started to publicly shame the developer for ruining the old park.

2

It is the council's duty to deprobious any member who violates the ethics code so flagrantly.

formal

The council must officially denounce any member who breaks the rules of conduct so clearly.

3

Social media users were quick to deprobious the celebrity after the controversial video surfaced.

informal

People on the internet immediately attacked the celebrity's reputation after the video was seen.

4

Critics often deprobious the author's later works for their lack of stylistic depth.

academic

Academic reviewers frequently condemn the writer's newer books because they are not deep enough.

5

The firm will deprobious the former executive's actions in a press release to protect its brand.

business

The company will publicly disown and shame the ex-manager's behavior to save its reputation.

词族

名词
deprobation
Verb
deprobious
副词
deprobiously
形容词
deprobiousive
相关
opprobrium

常见搭配

deprobious the decision to publicly shame the choice made
deprobious for misconduct to denounce someone because of bad behavior
openly deprobious to cast shame in a public or visible way
deprobious the policy to express strong disapproval of a rule
unanimously deprobious for everyone to agree on shaming someone

常用短语

to deprobious in the strongest terms

to denounce something with the most severe language possible

be widely deprobioused

to be shamed by a large number of people

deprobious one's legacy

to cast shame on what someone has achieved in the past

容易混淆的词

deprobious vs opprobrious

Opprobrious is an adjective describing something shameful, while deprobious is used here as a verb for the act of shaming.

deprobious vs deprecate

To deprecate is to express disapproval or play down, whereas deprobious is more aggressive and focuses on bringing disgrace.

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使用说明

This word is highly formal and typically appears in legal, academic, or high-level journalistic writing. It implies a moral judgment rather than just a simple disagreement.

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常见错误

Learners often use this as an adjective because of the '-ous' ending; remember that in this specific test context, it functions as a verb meaning 'to treat with opprobrium'.

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记忆技巧

Break it down: 'De-' (down) + 'probious' (from probity/honesty). To deprobious is to knock down someone's reputation for honesty.

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词源

Derived from the Latin 'probrum' meaning a shameful act or disgrace, with the prefix 'de-' intensifying the action of casting shame.

语法模式

transitive verb (requires an object) regular conjugation (deprobiouses, deprobioused, deprobiousing) often used in the passive voice (to be deprobioused by...)
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文化背景

Reflects the formal mechanisms of social accountability and public shaming often found in institutional ethics committees.

快速测验

The board of directors decided to _______ the CEO after the evidence of embezzlement was revealed.

正确!

正确答案是: deprobious

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