backbiting

释义

• n. 诽谤；中伤
• v. 背后诽谤；中伤（backbite的ing形式）

词源

backbiting (n.)

c. 1200, bacbitunge, from back (adj. or n.) + biting. Related: back-bite (v.), early 14c.; back-biter (c. 1200).

例句

• 1. Corporate backbiting is nothing new. 在公司里，背后说人坏话并非什么新鲜事。
• 2. You should refrain your tongue from backbiting. 你不要背后诽谤人.
• 3. Refrain your tongue from backbiting. 不要在背后中伤人家.
• 4. There is, however , one department which they do not delegate - namely, the department of backbiting and scandal. 此外, 还有他们不愿意参与的部门, 那就是诽谤造谣的机构.
• 5. Sometimes it's difficult to draw a line between backbiting and malicious gossip. 有时很难区分诽谤和恶意中伤.