A denunciation is a public statement in which you speak out strongly against a person, a group, or a thing — you name the wrong, and you want other people to hear it. It is a heavy, formal word.

A denunciation is a public statement in which you speak out strongly against a person, a group, or a thingdenunciation是一種公開聲明，強烈譴責某個人、某個團體或某件事 — you name the wrong, and you want other people to hear it你把錯誤點出來，而且希望別人聽到。It is a heavy, formal word這是個很重、很正式的字。

You meet it in the news, in politics, in court reporting, in a speech; you would not use it about a friend being twenty minutes late. It is stronger than criticism.

You meet it in the news, in politics, in court reporting, in a speech你會在新聞、政治、法庭報導、演講裡看到它；you would not use it about a friend being twenty minutes late你不會用這個字來說朋友遲到二十分鐘。It is stronger than criticism它比criticism（批評）更強烈。

A criticism can be quiet and private; a denunciation is meant to be seen, and to land. The matching verb is denounce: you denounce someone, and that act, or the statement itself, is a denunciation.

A criticism can be quiet and private批評可以是安靜、私下的；a denunciation is meant to be seen, and to land但denunciation就是要被看見、要打中對象。The matching verb is denounce對應的動詞是denounce：you denounce someone你denounce某人，and that act, or the statement itself, is a denunciation而那個動作，或那份聲明本身，就是denunciation。

Though actually, in older legal talk, the same word can also mean reporting someone to the authorities. The meaning you will meet most, and the one this entry is for, is the public attack in words.

Though actually不過事實上，in older legal talk, the same word can also mean reporting someone to the authorities在較舊的法律用語裡，同一個字也可以指向當局告發某人。The meaning you will meet most, and the one this entry is for你最常會遇到的意思，也是這個詞條要講的意思，is the public attack in words就是這種公開的言語攻擊。