核心畫面

Picture someone looking closely at a thing and then saying out loud what they judge about it. In everyday use the judgement is the negative half — you point out what is wrong. In the professional sense the same close look reports both halves, good and bad, which is why a film critic is not simply someone who complains.

可以想成:一個人仔細看過某樣東西之後,把心裡的判斷說出口。日常用法裡說出來的是負面的那一半——指出哪裡不好。專業用法更多收起可以想成:一個人仔細看過某樣東西之後,把心裡的判斷說出口。日常用法裡說出來的是負面的那一半——指出哪裡不好。專業用法裡同樣是仔細看,但好壞兩面都要講,這也是為什麼影評人並不等於愛挑毛病的人。中文的「批評」偏負面,英文的 criticize 則要看場合。

From the picture

專業地評析一部作品

同樣是看過之後給出判斷,但場合換成專業評論:對象是作品,而且好的部分也要說,所以這裡不帶負面色彩。

criticize, review a work · verb · C1

to look carefully at a book, film, or piece of work and say what is good and what is not good about it.

評論;評析

Also in this word

criticize, find fault · verb · B2

to say what you think is bad or wrong about someone or something.

批評;指責

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。

criticizeverb/ˈkɹɪtɪsaɪz/

  • 1

    To find fault (with something).

    • They criticized him for endangering people's lives.
    • Homophobia is based on criticizing any sexual expression outside of procreational sex.
  • 2

    To evaluate (something), assessing its merits and faults.

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