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cast aspersions

/kæst əˈspɜːrʒənz/
phrasal verb★高级💡 造谣中伤◆成语
◆ 真正含义
通过散布恶意言论来损害他人名誉或品格的行为,强调主观恶意和非事实性。
¶ 字面意思
字面意思是‘投射诽谤’,即将诽谤性言论强加于他人。
字面拆解
cast投射、施加+aspersions诽谤、中伤
◇ 意境
想象将污秽的水(象征恶意言论)泼向他人,使其名誉受损,如同被玷污。
◈ 使用场景
在正式辩论或法律诉讼中,一方试图通过无端指责对手的道德或能力来削弱其可信度。例如:律师在法庭上指控对方当事人伪造证据,但缺乏证据时,可能被视为‘cast aspersions’。
◉ 文化注释
该短语源于古代基督教仪式,其中洒圣水象征净化,而‘aspergere’引申为玷污名誉。在现代英语中,常见于法律文书或政治斗争中,强调恶意诋毁的严重性。
正式

通过散布恶意或虚假的言论来诋毁他人的名誉或品格

The politician tried to win the debate by casting aspersions on his opponent's past decisions.

这位政治家试图通过造谣中伤对手的过去决定来赢得辩论。

Instead of addressing the issue, she chose to cast aspersions on her colleague's competence.

她没有正面回应问题,反而选择污蔑同事的能力。

💡

常用于正式或书面语境,强调恶意诋毁的行为。

搭配

cast aspersions on造谣中伤unfounded aspersions毫无根据的诽谤cease casting aspersions停止造谣中伤

同义词

slanderdefamevilifymaligntraduce

反义词

praisecommendextollaud

相关短语

throw mud成语
抹黑他人
blacken someone's name短语
诋毁他人名声
smear campaign短语
抹黑运动

💡专业提示

避免误用场景

‘cast aspersions’通常用于正式或严肃语境,如法律文书、正式批评或书面争论。在日常口语中,使用‘说坏话’或‘造谣’更为自然。例如:不要说‘He cast aspersions on my cooking’(显得过于正式),而应说‘He badmouthed my cooking’(更口语化)。

⚡黄金法则

区分‘批评’与‘造谣中伤’

‘cast aspersions’强调恶意诋毁,而非客观批评。例如:‘criticize’(批评)是基于事实的意见,‘cast aspersions’则是无中生有的诽谤。

📖词源

源于拉丁语‘aspergere’(洒水、玷污),17世纪进入英语,原指用水洒在某物上,引申为玷污名誉。

📝用法说明

通常用于正式或法律语境,强调恶意诋毁的行为。使用时需注意语气,避免被误解为轻微批评。

单词拆解

cast
投射、施加(动词)
verb
+
aspersions
诽谤、中伤(名词)
noun
英汉词典

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