to tell somebody officially that you do not approve of them or their actions申斥；训斥；斥责 synonym rebuke- reprimand somebody for something The officers were severely reprimanded for their unprofessional behaviour.军官们因违反职业操守而受到了严厉的斥责。🔊🔊
- reprimand somebody for doing something The judge reprimanded him for using such language in court.法官斥责他在法庭上使用那样的语言。
- + speech ‘Don't be so childish,’ she reprimanded.她训斥道：“别那么幼稚。”
Extra Examples- She was severely reprimanded for accepting the money.她因收受了这笔钱而受到严厉斥责。
- reprimanded by the judge受到法官的训斥
Oxford Collocations DictionaryadverbprepositionSee full entry Word Originmid 17th cent.: from French réprimande, via Spanish from Latin reprimenda, ‘things to be held in check’, neuter plural gerundive of reprimere, from re- ‘back’ + premere ‘to press’.