reprehensively

/ɹᵻpɹihˈɛnsɪvli/ adv

In a reprehensive manner.

Word Origin Reprehensively means in a reproving manner, from reprehend (Latin 'reprehendere' 'to hold back, blame'), from re- 'back' and 'prehendere' 'to grasp'. 'Prehendere' gives us apprehend, comprehend, prehensile. Reprehensively is the adverb of blame — you're grasping someone's fault and holding it up.

adv In a reprehensive manner.

The teacher looked reprehensively at the students who had not completed their homework.

(副词) 谴责性地;责备地

老师责备地看着那些没有完成作业的学生。

(adverbio) reprochablemente; con reproche; censurablemente [De manera reprensiva.]

El maestro miró con reproche a los estudiantes que no habían hecho la tarea.

(adverbe) réprobateur; d'un air réprobateur; d'un ton de reproche; réprouvateur; de manière réprobatrice [D'une manière répréhensible, digne de blâme.]

Le professeur a lancé un regard reprehensively aux élèves qui n'avaient pas fait leurs devoirs.

(Adverb) tadelnd; vorwurfsvoll; missbilligend [Auf eine Weise, die Tadel oder Missbilligung verdient; tadelnswert.]

Die Lehrerin blickte die Schüler, die ihre Hausaufgaben nicht gemacht hatten, **reprehensively** an.

(副詞) 非難するように、強く譴責するように。

先生は宿題を終えなかった生徒を非難するような目で見た。

(advérbio) repreensivamente; de modo repreensivo [De maneira repreensiva.]

O professor olhou com repreensão para os alunos que não tinham feito o dever de casa.

Word parts: re + prehens + ive + ly

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