philippic meaning in English
n.
1.〔常 pl.〕《斥菲利浦篇》〔古希腊德摩斯梯尼 (Demosthenes) 痛骂马其顿国王菲利浦二世的十二篇著名演说之一〕;《斥安东尼篇》〔古罗马西塞罗 (Cicero) 抨击安东尼的演说之一〕。
2.〔p-〕猛烈的抨击演说,痛骂,痛斥。
Examples
- In an hour long philippic , the legislator denounced the lobbyist opposing his bill
在一个小时的漫骂演说中,立法者猛烈抨击议案通过者反对他的议案 - And it seemeth his favor was so great , as antonius , in a letter which is recited verbatim in one of cicero ' s philippics , calleth him venefica , witch ; as if he had enchanted caesar
安东尼在一封信里(这封信在西塞罗的攻击演说之一中曾经一字不移地引用过)曾呼代西玛斯?布鲁塔斯为“妖人” ,好像他用邪术迷惑了恺撒似的,他的得宠之深可见矣。 - On the one hand , during the operation , it made best in helping congo restore the law and order and terminate the secession of katanga . on the other hand , ounc reached the above aim at a high cost of both lives and resources . and the un financial crisis accompanied with onuc caused philippic from the world
一方面,联合国维和部队在刚果行动期间,对于稳定刚果的混战局面,结束加丹加的分裂状态以及维护当时的法律和秩序方面取得了积极的效果;而另一方面,刚果局势并没有因为联合国刚果行动而彻底稳定下来,此外,巨额的人力和物力消耗也引起了世人对这次行动的争议。