动词(v.)诬蔑,中伤,诽谤。指故意散布虚假的言论来损害他人的名誉。
/kəˈlʌm.ni.eɪt/
He was calumniated by his rivals, who spread lies about his character.
他被对手诬蔑,他们散布了关于他品格的谎言。
Throughout history, many great thinkers have been calumniated by those who feared the power of their ideas, only to be vindicated by later generations.
纵观历史,许多伟大的思想家都曾被那些惧怕其思想力量的人所中伤,最终却被后世所正名。
源自拉丁语 calumniari,意为"诬告、诽谤",其词根 calumnia 意为"虚假的指控、欺骗"。该词经由晚期拉丁语进入英语,最早见于16世纪的英语文献中。名词形式 calumny(诽谤、中伤)同源,在英语中使用更为常见。