名詞 critic:

1. a person who is professionally engaged in the analysis and interpretation of works of art
2. anyone who expresses a reasoned judgment of something
3. someone who frequently finds fault or makes harsh and unfair judgments

1. He has a reputation for being a forthright critic.
   他是以直率著稱的評(píng)論家。
2. A critic is a man whose watch is five minutes ahead of other people's watch.
   批評(píng)家，是一個(gè)他的表要比別人的表快上五分鐘的人。
3. She is a very discerning art critic.
   她是位眼光敏銳的藝術(shù)評(píng)論家。
4. Have you read the article written by that famous critic?
   你讀過(guò)那個(gè)著名的批評(píng)家寫(xiě)的這篇文章嗎？

crit.ic

n.（名詞）
One who forms and expresses judgments of the merits, faults, value, or truth of a matter.
評(píng)論家：形成并表達(dá)對(duì)某一事物的優(yōu)點(diǎn)、錯(cuò)誤、價(jià)值或真實(shí)性的判斷的人
Abbr. crit.One who specializes especially professionally in the evaluation and appreciation of literary or artistic works:
縮寫(xiě) crit.文學(xué)評(píng)論家：特指專門以對(duì)文學(xué)或藝術(shù)作品的評(píng)價(jià)或鑒賞為職業(yè)的人：
例句：
a film critic; a dance critic.
電影評(píng)論家；舞蹈鑒賞家

One who tends to make harsh or carping judgments; a faultfinder.
愛(ài)挑剔的人：習(xí)慣于作出嚴(yán)厲的或挑剔評(píng)價(jià)的人；吹毛求疵者

來(lái)源：
Latin criticus
拉丁語(yǔ) criticus
from Greek kritikos [able to discern]
源自 希臘語(yǔ) kritikos [能辨明的]
from kritôs [judge]
源自 kritôs [判斷]
from krinein [to separate, judge] * see krei-
源自 krinein [區(qū)分，判斷] *參見(jiàn) krei-