mudslinger

mudslinger — 名詞

1. a person, especially a politician or journalist, who deliberately says insulting

1.名詞C1
釋義

抹黑者

以惡意言論攻擊對手的⼈

a person, especially a politician or journalist, who deliberately says insulting or damaging things about a rival to harm their reputation

例句

The mayor called his opponent a dirty mudslinger during the televised debate.

市長在電視辯論中稱對手是骯髒的抹黑者。

mudslinger + dirty for emphasis

Voters quickly tired of the mudslinger's false claims about the candidate's past.

選民很快就厭倦了抹黑者對候選人過往的虛假指控。

同義詞
  • slanderer

    more formal and legal; implies spreading false statements with intent to harm

  • defamer

    more formal; focuses on damaging someone's good name rather than the attack style

  • detractor

    milder; someone who criticises or speaks negatively, not necessarily with malicious intent

  • smear merchant

    also informal and political, but emphasises coordinated, deliberate rumour-spreading

反義詞
  • supporter

    someone who speaks positively about or defends a person

  • advocate

    someone who actively promotes or speaks in favour of another

文法句型

a + mudslinger

modifier + mudslinger

用法筆記

This noun is nearly always used to criticise someone — calling a person a mudslinger is itself an accusation of unfair behaviour. The word appears most often in political reporting and public debate.

常見錯誤

❌The mudslinger lied about the budget numbers.
✅The mudslinger made nasty personal attacks on the candidate.
💡Mudslinging focuses on insulting personal remarks, not necessarily on making false statements.