汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 微词
微词 (微詞)
veiled criticism / veiled words of censure
wēi () cí
EXAMPLE SENTENCES

她谈到父亲时颇有微词

She spoke critically of her father.

他对僧侣们颇有微词,认为他们心胸狭隘,自以为是。

He is critical of the monks, whom he considers narrow-minded and self-righteous.

网上讨论热烈,不少匿名官员,老师和学生对于其受到的签署签请愿书的压力颇有微词

In lively discussions on the Internet, unidentified officials, teachers, and students complained of pressure to sign the petition.

他们都恪守着一套古旧乃至有些苛刻的道德标准,因而对英格丽·褒曼与导演罗伯托·罗西里尼同居并未婚生子的行为颇有微词

They adhered to an old-fashioned and somewhat puritanical morality, and criticized their friend Ingrid Bergman for destroying her film career by having an illegitimate child with Roberta Rossellini.