critique

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cri·tique1 /krɪˈtiːk/ noun [countableC, uncountableU]

ALa detailed explanation of the problems of something such as a set of political ideas 评论（文章） → evaluation

critique of

a major new critique of his work

对他作品的一篇重要的新评论

a critique of modern economic theory

有关现代经济理论的一篇评论文章

Examples from the Corpus

critique• The government-chartered National Research Council on Wednesday released a critique of those plans.• The speech was a devastating critique of Reagan's economic policy.• Management critique A bit more autocratic than he would like to believe, stemming from a conviction that he is right.• Management critique A fact and figure analyser, who approaches issues in a theoretical and intellectual way.• An offshoot from the phenomenological critique developed into a group of researchers known as the ethnomethodologists.• Marx's critique of capitalism in the 19th century• What generalized the appeal of Paisley's critique of the unionist élites was the accession to power of Terence O'Neill.• The second critique is more authentically pluralistic.

critique of• The final article is a critique of John Updike's latest novel.

critique2 verb [transitiveT] formal

JUDGEto say how good or bad a book, play, painting, or set of ideas is 评论〔文艺作品等〕 → evaluate

He offered to critique our plans.

他提出要对我们的计划作评论。

Examples from the Corpus

critique• Doctors are taped and critiqued as they talk to patients.• Afterwards, the rest of the group will critique your presentation.

Origin critique1

(1600-1700) French Greek kritike “critic's art”, from kritikos; → CRITIC

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