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单词 ad hominem
释义
ad hominem
adjective
formal
uk
/ˌædˈhɒm.ɪ.nəm/us
/ˌædˈhɑː.mɪ.nəm/
(of acriticism, etc.)directedagainst aperson,ratherthan against what thatpersonsays:
an ad hominemattackon hisrival对他对手发动的人身攻击
I'm not going to beswayedby ad hominemargumentsattackingmeinsteadofsupportingyourownposition.
More examples
  • She said shedisagreedwith ad hominemcriticismofartists'work.
  • Hisattacksseemlargelyto be of an ad hominemnature.
  • Thelanguageisharsh, but none of it ispersonalor ad hominem.
  • Theargumentswere more ad hominem thanfactual.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Opposing & against
  • alienate
  • alienated
  • alienation
  • antagonism
  • antagonistic
  • anti-boycott
  • antithetical
  • be (dead) set againstsomethingidiom
  • nimbyism
  • non-confidence
  • object
  • oppositional
  • outcry
  • protest
  • raise
  • raise hellidiom
  • resistant
  • sail against the windidiom
  • versus
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ad hominem
adverb
formal
uk
/ˌædˈhɒm.ɪ.nəm/us
/ˌædˈhɑː.mɪ.nəm/
in a way that isdirectedagainst aperson,ratherthan against what they say:
Sheknowshow todebateideaswithoutengaginginargumentad hominem.
More examples
  • People have abadhabitofarguingad hominem.
  • I'm not going tocriticisehim ad hominem.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Opposing & against
  • alienate
  • alienated
  • alienation
  • antagonism
  • antagonistic
  • anti-boycott
  • antithetical
  • be (dead) set againstsomethingidiom
  • nimbyism
  • non-confidence
  • object
  • oppositional
  • outcry
  • protest
  • raise
  • raise hellidiom
  • resistant
  • sail against the windidiom
  • versus
  • virulent
See more results »
ad hominem
noun[CorU]
formal
uk
/ˌædˈhɒm.ɪ.nəm/us
/ˌædˈhɑː.mɪ.nəm/
criticismorattacksdirectedagainst aperson,ratherthan against what they say:
He neverresortsto ad hominem.
Herspeechcontainedad hominem after ad hominem.
More examples
  • Theargumentsoondescendsinto ad hominem.
  • To say that hissexualindiscretionsdiscredithispositionon thewaris tocommitan ad hominem.
  • No ad hominem,please.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Opposing & against
  • alienate
  • alienated
  • alienation
  • antagonism
  • antagonistic
  • anti-boycott
  • antithetical
  • be (dead) set againstsomethingidiom
  • nimbyism
  • non-confidence
  • object
  • oppositional
  • outcry
  • protest
  • raise
  • raise hellidiom
  • resistant
  • sail against the windidiom
  • versus
  • virulent
See more results »
(Definition ofad hominemfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
ad hominem
adjective
formal
uk
/ˌædˈhɒm.ɪ.nəm/us
/ˌædˈhɑː.mɪ.nəm/
(of acriticism, etc.)directedagainst aperson,ratherthan against what thatpersonis saying
（不是说理而是）针对个人的
an ad hominemattackon hisrival对他对手发动的人身攻击

Examplesofad hominem

ad hominem
Derrida argued that such arguments "adhominem" do not address the substance of his critique.
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Hendry suggested that the criticism from both camps were little more than "adhominem" attacks, since they typically paid little or no attention to the substance of his research.
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Lawson characterised the programme's opponents as being quick to leap toadhominemattacks about the director's qualifications and political affiliations rather than the merits of his factual claims.
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My argument for this claim is anadhominemone.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Sometimes, he relies on anadhominemargument : supernatural explanations violate the theist's own epistemic commitments (217, 225).
From theCambridge English Corpus
But, naturally, his doing so doesn't mean that his critics'adhominemarguments have any greater force.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Of course, this is anadhominemcriticism.
From theCambridge English Corpus
In his words, moral argument is always argumentumadhominem.
From theCambridge English Corpus
One aim of my analysis will be to show that no conspiracy oradhominemtheory is needed to explain the one-sidedness of the report's conclusions.
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I hope that we can start to talk about the issues and notadhominempolitics.
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The argumentadhominemis always dangerous, is generally fallacious, and is very often biassed.
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This is known as legislationadhominemand we all know the name of the man.
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The insufficient number of homoeopathic consultants has been relieved in the meantime to some extent byadhominemappointments.
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For as long as they content themselves withadhominemattacks, things will not change.
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It is an argumentadhominem, but it is a point which is very relevant.
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
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