critic

noun

1. someone who frequently finds fault or makes harsh and unfair judgments

2. anyone who expresses a reasoned judgment of something

3. a person who is professionally engaged in the analysis and interpretation of works of art

1. 批评家;评论家;评论员
A critic is a person who writes about and expresses opinions about things such as books, films, music, or art.

e.g. Mather was film critic on the Daily Telegraph for many years...
马瑟多年来一直担任《每日电讯报》的影评人。
e.g. The New York critics had praised her performance.
纽约的影评家们高度评价了她的表演。

2. 批评者;反对者
Someone who is a critic of a person or system disapproves of them and criticizes them publicly.

e.g. The newspaper has been the most consistent critic of the government...
一直以来，该报批评政府的立场最为坚定。
e.g. He became a fierce critic of the tobacco industry...
他成了烟草业的强烈反对者。

1. 评论家：在美国,两位最佳的书评家爱德门.威尔逊与西瑞尔.康诺莱(CyrilConnolly)都不愿自称书评家(re-viewer),而要被人目为文学评论家(critic). 文坛自有它的势利姿态:文学评论家是文学研究者,而书评家有如报道新书的记者,