brickbat
英 ['brɪkbæt] 美 ['brɪkbæt]
- n. 碎磚；批評的話；不遜之言
- vt. 向…投擲碎磚；譴責
詞態變化
複數: brickbats;
中文詞源
brickbat 公開辱罵
brick, 磚。bat, 棍。
英文詞源
- brickbat (n.)
- mid-16c., piece of brick (half or less) used as a missile, from brick (n.) + bat (n.1). Figurative use, of comments, insults, etc., is from 1640s.