brickbat
- 英式英标[\'brɪkbæt]
- 美式音标[\'brɪkbæt]
n. 碎砖；批评的话；不逊之言
vt. 向…投掷碎砖；谴责
中文词源
brickbat 公开辱骂
brick, 砖。bat, 棍。
英文词源
- 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.