学个词Learn a Word 第1504课 scathing

 　　今天我们要学的词是scathing¹。 Scathing, 形容词，意思是严厉的，尖刻的。雅虎CEO斯科特.汤普森最近麻烦上身。 "A major Yahoo shareholder² wrote a scathing letter to the board, stating that Scott Thompson lied about his degree in computer science," 雅虎的一个股东向董事会呈交了一封尖刻的信件，说斯科特.汤普森的计算机学位是个谎言。 "British Parliament criticized Murdoch in a scathing report, saying he turned a blind eye on inappropriate activities at his news outlets," 英国议会在一份言辞犀利的报告中谴责默多克，说他对自己旗下新闻机构中的不当行为睁一只眼闭一只眼。好的，今天我们学习的词是scathing...

1 scathing   

adj.（言词、文章）严厉的，尖刻的；不留情的adv.严厉地，尖刻地v.伤害，损害（尤指使之枯萎）( scathe的现在分词)

参考例句：

• a scathing attack on the new management 针对新的管理层的猛烈抨击
• Her speech was a scathing indictment of the government's record on crime. 她的演讲强烈指责了政府在犯罪问题上的表现。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 shareholder   

n.股东，股票持有人

参考例句：

• The account department have prepare a financial statement for the shareholder.财务部为股东准备了一份财务报表。
• A shareholder may transfer his shares in accordance with the law.股东持有的股份可以依法转让。