libel
英 [ˈlaɪbl] 美 [ˈlaɪbl]
（文字）诽谤、中伤
- 她威胁说要起诉该杂志诽谤。
She threatened to sue the magazine for libel. - 他声称他遭到了那家报纸发表的一篇措辞强硬的文章的诽谤。
He claimed he had been libelled in a strident article the newspaper had published.
（拓展学习：小词详解 | libel）
besmirch
英 [bɪˈsmɜːtʃ] 美 [bɪˈsmɜːrtʃ]
【正式用语】诋毁、诬蔑、玷污
- He has accused local people of trying to besmirch his reputation.
他指责当地人企图败坏他的名声。 - His accusations were false, but they served to besmirch her reputation.
他的指控虽毫无根据，却损害了她的名誉。
raillery
英 [ˈreɪləri] 美 [ˈreɪləri]
【正式用语】 善意的玩笑、戏谑、逗趣、揶揄
- He was gifted, on occasion, with a gentle raillery, which almost always concealed a serious meaning.
他一有机会，总爱说一些温和的讥诮言词，但几乎每次都含着严正的意义。
scurrilous
英 [ˈskʌrələs] 美 [ˈskɜːrələs]
【正式用语】恶语毁谤的、用污言秽语谩骂的、辱骂的
- Scurrilous and untrue stories were being invented.
有人正在捏造虚假诽谤的故事。 - She was often quite scurrilous in her references to me.
她一提起我，常常骂骂咧咧的。
calumny
英 [ˈkæləmni] 美 [ˈkæləmni]
【正式用语】诬蔑、诽谤（的言论）；诬蔑、诽谤（的行为）
- He was the victim of calumny.
他遭到诬蔑。 - No flame rises without smoke, no fame without calumny.
无烟不起火，无毁不成名。
vilify
英 [ˈvɪlɪfaɪ] 美 [ˈvɪlɪfaɪ]
【正式用语】污蔑、诽谤、诋毁、中伤
- He was vilified by the press as a monster.
他被新闻界丑化成一个变态的怪物。 - The agency has been vilified by some doctors for being unnecessarily slow to approve life-saving drugs.
该机构因对救生药物的审批速度太慢而备受一些医生的诟病。
（拓展学习：小词详解 | vilify）
impugn
英 [ɪmˈpjuːn] 美 [ɪmˈpjuːn]
【正式用语】抨击、质疑
- The Secretary's letter questions my veracity and impugns my motives.
部长的来信怀疑我的诚实，质疑我的动机。 - Are you impugning my competence as a professional designer?
你是在质疑我作为专业设计师的能力吗？
