reprehend

英 [,reprɪ'hend] 美
  • vt. 申斥；指责
  • n. 责备
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英文词源

reprehend (v.)
mid-14c., from Latin reprehendere "blame, censure, rebuke; seize, restrain," literally "pull back, hold back," from re- "back" (see re-) + prehendere "to grasp, seize" (see prehensile).