deprecate
deprecate
[ˈdɛprɪkeɪt]
verb
[with obj.]
deprecatingly
adverb
deprecation
noun
deprecative
[ˈdɛprɪkətɪv]
adjective
deprecator
noun
语源
[ˈdɛprɪkeɪt]
verb
[with obj.]
- express disapproval of
对…表示不赞成，反对
[as adj. deprecating]he sniffed in a deprecating way.
他不以为然地哼了一声。 - another term for depreciate (in sense 2):
同 depreciate (义项2):
he deprecates the value of children's television.
他贬低儿童电视节目的价值。
deprecatingly
adverb
deprecation
noun
deprecative
[ˈdɛprɪkətɪv]
adjective
deprecator
noun
语源
- early 17th cent. (in the sense 'pray against'): from Latin deprecat- 'prayed against (as being evil'), from the verb deprecari, from de- (expressing reversal) + precari 'pray'
- The similarity of spelling and meaning of deprecate and depreciate has led to confusions in the use, with deprecate being used simply as a synonym for depreciate in the sense ‘disparage or belittle’. This use is now well established and is widely accepted in standard English
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