核心畫面

Picture someone stopping and pointing at the part that does not work. That pointing is the whole word — and notice it is neutral about the pointer's mood: it can come from a colleague who wants the report fixed, or from a scholar who has spent thirty years reading one poet. What they share is a judgement being put into words.

可以想成:有人停下來,指著行不通的那個部分。這個「指出來」的動作比較像整個字。要注意它本身不帶情緒色彩:可能來自想把更多收起可以想成:有人停下來,指著行不通的那個部分。這個「指出來」的動作比較像整個字。要注意它本身不帶情緒色彩:可能來自想把報告改好的同事,也可能來自研究同一位詩人三十年的學者。兩者共通的是——心裡的判斷被說成了話。中文的「批評」聽起來偏負面,英文的 criticism 在藝術和學術場合其實是中性的專業詞。

From the picture

評論作品的專業寫作

同樣是把判斷說出來,但場合換成了專業領域:對象是作品,而且好壞兩面都要談,所以它是一門學問而不是抱怨。

critical writing or review · noun · B2

Writing that judges the good and bad points of books, films, music, or art.

評論

Also in this word

negative comments · noun · B2

Spoken or written comments in which someone says what they think is wrong or bad about a person or a thing.

批評

原始詞典資料2 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

criticismnoun/ˈkɹɪtɪsɪzm̩/

  • 1

    The act of criticising; a critical judgment passed or expressed.

    • The politician received a lot of public criticism for his controversial stance on the issue.
    • Criticism has been leveled at a number of prominent figures.
  • 2

    A critical observation or detailed examination and review.

    • The politician received several detailed criticisms of his stance on the issue.
    • I was stung by her harsh criticisms.

資料來源:英文維基詞典 English WiktionaryCC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。