demean

demean1
[dɪˈmiːn]
verb
  1. [with obj.][often as adj. demeaning]cause a severe loss in the dignity of and respect for (someone or something)
    使失尊严，有辱…的人格，使贬低
    the poster was not demeaning to women.
    那海报并非贬低女性。
    I had demeaned the profession.
    我辱没了这个职业。
    ■(demean oneself)do something that is beneath one's dignity
    自贬人格
派生
语源
  1. early 17th cent.: from de- 'away, down' + the adjective mean, on the pattern of debase
demean2
[dɪˈmiːn]
verb
  1. (demean oneself)(archaic)conduct oneself in a particular way
    (古)举止
    no man demeaned himself so honourably.
    再没有人举止有他那么体面。
语源
  1. Middle English (also in the sense 'manage, control'): from Old French demener 'to lead', based on Latin de- 'away' + minare 'drive (animals), drive on with threats' (from minari 'threaten')
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