| 釋義 |
libel /'laibl; Uaibl/ n 1 [U, C] (the publishing of a) written or printed statement that damages sb's reputation: 誹謗人的文字; 出版或刊登誹諦性文字: sue a newspaper for ~; 控吿某煎刊登誹謗性文字; utter/publish a ~ against sb. 誹謗某人(發(fā)表文字誹謗某人)。 2 [C] ~ on. (colloq) anything that brings discredit upon or fails to do justice to: (俗)有損名譽(yù)或?qū)θ瞬还降臇|西: The portrait is a ~ on me. 這畫像把我畫得太難看。 vt US -I-) [VP6A] publish a ~ against; fail to do full justice to. 發(fā)表誹謗…的文字; 對(duì)…不公平。 ~ lous, US ~ous /'laibalds; Haibbs/ adj containing a ~; in the nature of a ~: 含'有誹謗文字的; 誹謗性的:~ ~ lous reports; 誹謗性的報(bào)導(dǎo); in the habit of uttering ~s: 有誹謗習(xí)慣的; 愛誹謗的: a -lous person/ periodical. 愛誹謗的人(定期刊物)。 |