A reproachful look, remark, or silence shows that you are blaming someone — not with a shout, but with the face or the words of a person who is hurt or disappointed.

A reproachful look, remark, or silence一個reproachful的眼神、話語或沉默 shows表示 that you are blaming someone你在責怪某人 — not with a shout不是用吼的, but而是 with the face or the words用一個受傷或失望的人的表情或言語 of a person who is hurt or disappointed。

Parents are good at this: they do not have to say much; the look is enough.

Parents父母 are good at this很擅長這招: they他們 do not have to say much不用說太多; the look一個眼神 is enough就夠了。

It is softer and sadder than angry, and more personal than a formal reprimand. It says: I expected better of you.

It它 is softer and sadder than angry比生氣更柔、更悲傷, and而且 more personal than a formal reprimand比正式的訓斥更帶個人感情。It它 says說的是: I expected better of you「我本來對你的期望更高」。

You put it on looks, voices, tones, and comments much more than on people. “A reproachful glance” is the natural home of the word; “a reproachful man” sounds a little odd, though you will sometimes meet it.

You你 put it on把它用 on looks, voices, tones, and comments在眼神、聲音、語氣和話語上 much more than on people遠多於用在人身上。“A reproachful glance”「A reproachful glance」 is the natural home of the word是這個詞最自然的用法; “a reproachful man”「a reproachful man」 sounds a little odd聽起來有點怪, though不過 you will sometimes meet it偶爾還是會遇到。

If you have let someone down, and they want you to feel it without a fight, their manner may be reproachful.

If如果 you have let someone down你讓某人失望了, and而 they want you to feel it without a fight他們想讓你感受到卻不想吵架, their manner他們的態度 may be reproachful可能就會是reproachful的。