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。

常見搭配
  • dirty mudslinger
  • political mudslinger
  • call someone a mudslinger
  • known as a mudslinger
  • accused of being a mudslinger
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.

同根字

  • mudslinging
    名詞C1
  • mudslinging
    形容詞C1
  • mudsling
    動詞C2

常見搭配

常用片語

  • call someone a mudslinger
  • known as a mudslinger
  • accused of being a mudslinger
  • turn into a mudslinger
  • brand someone a mudslinger