一字褒貶

一字褒贬
yīzìbāobiǎn
  1. lit. to dispense praise or blame with a single word (idiom)
  2. fig. concise and powerful wording

CEDICT

語本晉．杜預〈春秋左氏傳序〉：「春秋雖以一字為褒貶，然皆須數句以成言。」後用以比喻為文記事論人，用字措辭非常嚴謹。

重編國語辭典

Homographs

一字褒貶 yīzì-bāobiǎn

Entry Composition

1 一字 yīzì in a row; in a line
2 褒貶 bāobiǎn
  1. to appraise
  2. to pass judgment on
  3. to speak ill of
  4. praise and censure
  5. appraisal