“reproaching”是动词 reproach 的现在分词/形容词用法,常指责备、指责(某人做了不该做的事),带有失望或不赞同的语气。也可形容责备的(目光/语气)。
/rɪˈproʊtʃɪŋ/
She looked at him with reproaching eyes.
她用责备的眼神看着他。
Reproaching her for being late, he ignored the fact that the buses had been canceled because of the storm.
他责备她迟到,却忽视了公交车因暴风雨而停运的事实。
reproach 来自古法语 reprochier,含义与“指责、责难、责备”相关;再往上可追溯到拉丁语系中与“把话抛回去/回击、责难”有关的词根发展。整体语感是把某人的过失“指出来并加以责难”。