To excoriate a book, a play, a film, or a person is to give a very bad opinion of it in fierce words — not a mild “I didn’t enjoy it,” but a tearing-apart. Reviewers and newspaper writers like the verb; it is educated, strong, and a little showy. You will not hear it much in ordinary chat.

To excoriateexcoriate(痛批) a book, a play, a film, or a person一本書、一齣戲、一部電影，或一個人 is to give a very bad opinion of it就是對它給出非常負面的評價 in fierce words用很兇的話 not a mild "I didn't enjoy it,"不是溫和地說「我不喜歡」 but a tearing-apart而是把它徹底批到體無完膚 Reviewers and newspaper writers影評人和新聞寫手 like the verb喜歡用這個動詞 it is educated, strong, and a little showy它顯得有學問、有力道，又有點炫技 You will not hear it much你不太會聽到它 in ordinary chat出現在日常聊天裡

Though actually the word had a body first. In Latin it meant to take the skin off — to flay or scrape. Doctors still use it that way: a badly fitting shoe can excoriate your heel; skin can be excoriated.

Though actually不過其實 the word had a body first這個字最早跟身體有關 In Latin在拉丁文裡 it meant它的意思是 to take the skin off把皮剝掉 to flay or scrape也就是剝皮或刮除 Doctors still use it that way醫生現在還是這樣用 a badly fitting shoe一雙不合腳的鞋 can excoriate your heel會磨破你的腳跟 skin can be excoriated皮膚可能被磨破

The review sense is that picture used on language. Both senses are about stripping a surface. The old adjective use (already skinned) is now rare.

The review sense影評/書評那個意思 is that picture就是那個畫面 used on language被用在語言上 Both senses這兩個意思 are about stripping a surface都跟剝掉表面有關 The old adjective use舊的形容詞用法 (already skinned)(已經被剝皮的) is now rare現在很少見了