diatribe
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++di·a·tribe /ˈdaɪətraɪb/ noun [countable] formal CRITICIZEa long speech or piece of writing that criticizes someone or something very severely 长篇抨击，檄文diatribe against a diatribe against contemporary American civilization 对当代美国文明的猛烈抨击
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diatribe• I read message after message spouting racist doctrines, discriminatory diatribes and personal attacks.• And judging by the prodigious pile of diatribes posted in the last year, a lot of folks are taking advantage.• They substitute character attack and personal diatribe for principled debate and discussion of the issues.• Merton has a previously undreamed of knack of the one-minute, long-winded trainspotter diatribe.Origin diatribe (1500-1600) Latin diatriba, from Greek diatribe “enjoyable activity, speech”, from diatribein “to pass time”di·a·tribe nounChineseSyllable
or Corpus of piece a speech long writing
diatribe
di‧a‧tribe /ˈdaɪətraɪb/
noun [countable] formal
diatribe against
a diatribe against contemporary American civilization
di‧a‧tribe /ˈdaɪətraɪb/
noun [countable] formal Date: 1500-1600
Language: Latin
Origin: diatriba, from Greek diatribe __enjoyable activity, speech__, from diatribein __to pass time__
a long speech or piece of writing that criticizes someone or something very severelyLanguage: Latin
Origin: diatriba, from Greek diatribe __enjoyable activity, speech__, from diatribein __to pass time__
diatribe against