► 動詞
批判 [ひはん] [批判する] meaning: criticize rank: 2
☆ マスコミは政府の対応を批判した ⇨ The media criticized the government’s reactions (☛ Usually more of logical criticism, and less of moral criticism)
► 名詞
批判 [ひはん] meaning: criticize rank: 2
☆ 彼は他人の批判を全く気にしていない ⇨ He pays no attention to criticism from others (☛ Usually more of logical criticism, and less of moral criticism)
More examples:
- 日本人は島国根性だとよく批判される ⇨ Japanese are often criticized to have insular mentalities
- 彼は批判を軽く受け流した ⇨ He brushed off the criticism
- 彼は間接的に政府を批判した ⇨ He criticized the government indirectly
- 専門家が首相の発言を挙って批判した ⇨ The multitude of experts together criticised the prime minister’s remarks
- よく知りもせずに批判するな ⇨ Don’t criticize without really knowing it
- 彼は社長をおおっぴらに批判した ⇨ He publicly, openly, criticized the CEO
- 批判に彼は間髪を容れずに反論した (かんぱつをいれず) ⇨ He immediately countered against the criticism
- 野党は首相の方針を激しく批判した ⇨ The opposition party vehemently criticized the policy of the prime minister
- 彼の批判に彼女は激しくやり返した ⇨ She retorted fiercely to his criticism
- 彼の批判は耳に痛かった ⇨ His criticism stung my ears (because it was true)
- 日本人は自虐的な自己批判を美徳と考える傾向にある ⇨ Japanese tend to regard self-torturing self criticism as a virtue
- 彼女は彼を辱めるためにわざと人前で批判した ⇨ She criticised him in public on purpose to humiliate him
- 彼は批判を物ともせず計画を推し進めた ⇨ He pushed the project without getting deterred by criticisms
- 彼の芸術は亜流と批判された ⇨ His art has been criticised as an imitation
- メディアは政府の対応を批判した ⇨ The media criticized the government’s handling (of some issue)