denounce

糾弾する、非難する

人や物事が悪い、間違っていると、公の場で強く批判する。

やさしい英語で： To publicly say very strongly that someone or something is bad or wrong.

• The mayor denounced the violence.
• She publicly denounced the government's decision.
• Several speakers denounced him as a liar.

使い方： denounce someone/something as something (Campaigners denounced the policy as unfair.)

類義語： condemn, criticize, decry

反対語： praise

よく使う表現： denounce violence, publicly denounce something, denounce someone as

告発する、密告する

人の不正を正式に訴える。特に当局に知らせること。

やさしい英語で： To formally accuse someone of wrongdoing, especially by reporting them to the authorities.

• Someone denounced him to the police.
• She refused to denounce her friends.
• The arrested man had been denounced as a spy.

使い方： denounce someone to someone (He denounced his former partner to the police.); denounce someone for something (A neighbour denounced her for hiding stolen goods.)

類義語： report, inform on, accuse

よく使う表現： denounce someone to, denounce a suspect, denounce a neighbour