[with obj.]regard or represent as being of little worth 轻视;贬低 he never missed an opportunity to disparage his competitors. 他从不放弃任何机会贬低他的对手。 [as adj. disparaging]disparaging remarks about council houses. 对市建住房的微辞。
派生 disparagement noun disparagingly adverb 语源
late Middle English (in the sense 'marry someone of unequal rank', also 'bring discredit on'): from Old French desparagier 'marry someone of unequal rank', based on Latin par 'equal'