mispraise

词形变化

mispraised mispraises 三单 mispraises mispraising mispraising 现在分词 mispraised 过去式 mispraised 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To praise falsely, injudiciously, or without good reason.

    罕用 及物

    We look upon it not so much as a strangely overpraised, but as a mispraised composition. It is a torrent of abuse.

    Anaximander's interest in cosmogony has been vastly overestimated, and his achievements consistently mispraised.

  2. 2.

    To slander, blame, or disparage.

    古体 及物

词源

From mis- + praise. Compare to French mépriser.

来源:wiktionary