compel or force into a particular state or activity
demonstrate the guilt of (someone)
pronounce a sentence on (somebody) in a court of law同义词:sentence, doom
例句
The captured ship and her cargo were condemned.这艘被俘获的船及其货物均被没收。
We condemned him for his bad conduct.我们责备他行为不检点。
The criminal was condemned to death.这个罪犯被判死刑。
详细解释
con.demn v.tr.(及物动词)con.demned,con.demn.ing,con.demns To express strong disapproval of:谴责:表达强烈的反对意见:例句:condemned the needless waste of food.反对不必要的粮食浪费 To pronounce judgment against; sentence.宣判:对…作出判决;宣判To judge or declare to be unfit for use or consumption, usually by official order:宣告…不适用:判定或宣布不适于使用或消费,一般以官方命令形式宣布:例句:condemn an old building.禁止使用这栋老旧的建筑 Law To appropriate (property) for public use.【法律】 没收(征用):为了公共目的而没收(财产) 来源:Middle English condemnen 中古英语 condemnen from Old French condemner 源自 古法语 condemner from Latin condemn3re 源自 拉丁语 condemn3re com- [intensive pref.] * see com-com- [前缀,表加强词义] *参见 com-damn3re [to sentence] from damnum [penalty] damn3re [宣判] 源自 damnum [刑罚] 【引伸】 condem.nable condem.nato.ry condemn.er n.(名词)<参考词汇><同义词>condemn,damn,doom,sentence同义词>The central meaning shared by these verbs is .to fix the punishment or destiny of one found to be guilty or undeserving.: 这些动词都有.对一个发现有罪或不配的人或事物施以惩罚或命中注定.的意思: 例句:condemned the dissident to hard labor;惩罚持不同意见者做苦工; 例句:damned to everlasting uncertainty;诅咒没完没了的等待; 例句:an attempt that was doomed to failure;一个注定要失败的尝试; 例句:sentenced the murderer to life in prison. See also Synonyms at criticize 宣判杀人犯终身监禁 参见同义词 criticize