n. 尖刻的辱骂、谩骂或猛烈抨击,常用于指充满愤怒、批判或侮辱性的语言。
/ɪnˈvek.tɪv/
His speech was full of invective.
他的演讲充满了尖刻的辱骂。
The debate became less about policy and more about personal invective between the candidates.
这场辩论越来越少讨论政策,反而更多变成了候选人之间的人身攻击。
源自拉丁语 invectivus,意为“攻击性的、责骂的”,来自 invehi,意为“猛烈攻击、斥责”。后来进入英语,用来指尖锐而带有攻击性的言辞。