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v.贬低⁶³;降低³⁷副词demeaningly过去分词demeaned现在分词demeaning三单demeans
职场贬低
Verb:
reduce in worth or character, usually verbally;She tends to put down younger women colleagues His critics took him down after the lecture de-, 向下。mean,下贱的。即使下贱，贬损。比较debase.钱博士de向下+mean平庸的，卑贱的，低劣的→使变得卑贱，将其视为卑贱的⇒贬低，使丧失尊严
词源解释该词最早出现于17世纪，可能是模仿单词debase降低，贬低的构词方式创造的。在中古英语中还有另一个单词demean行为举止，该词已经作古，但它的派生词demeanor风度，举止对单词demean贬低带来干扰，造成困惑，所以很多严谨的人在写作时会避免使用这个单词。GRE红宝书meanadj 低劣的; 卑鄙的
mean 低劣，卑鄙，意谓；
de+mean低下→使低下→贬抑，mean本身是一个单词de向下+mean平庸的，卑贱的，低劣的→使变得卑贱，将其视为卑贱的⇒贬低，使丧失尊严。GRE难词记忆demean→de完全+mean=to lead 引导→把人的意愿引导出来→使表现GRE难词记忆demean→de完全地+mean地位低下的，卑贱的→贬损GRE难词记忆demean→demean oneself well表现良好词根记忆de + mean低下→ 使低下 ⇒贬抑近义词 lower低的behave表现degrade降格put down镇压disgrace耻辱humble谦逊的dishonor 不名誉humiliate使 … 蒙羞abase降低 … 的地位…take down记下，写下debase降低质量、地位或价值…
动词89%,名词11%
用作动词I'll neverdemeanmyself by doing something dishonorable.我决不会做什么不名誉的事来辱没自己。
You willdemeanyourself if you agree to the terms of the contract.要是你同意契约的条款，就等于瞧不起自己。
He felt he woulddemeanhimself if he replied to the scurrilous letter.他觉得如果他回复那封充满辱骂的信，会自贬身份。
I wouldn'tdemeanmyself by asking for charity.我决不低三下四地乞求施舍。
I wouldn'tdemeanmyself to ask for favours from them.我不会降低身分向他们求情。verb.humble, humiliate
同义词 belittle,debase,degrade,despise,disparageabase,contemn,decry,derogate,descend,detract,lower,pan,scorn,sink,stoopbad-mouth,bemean,cast down,cut down to size,dis,dump on,knock down,poor-mouth
反义词 admire,approve,elevate,honor,laud,praise,upgrade,value,compliment,exalt,increase,riseboost,enhance,improve
abaseverb deprive of self-esteem, confidence
belittle,debase,degrade,diminish,disgrace,dishonor,humble,humiliate,lower,mortify,reduce,shame
cheapenverb diminish worth
abase,beat down,belittle,corrupt,damage,debase,decline,decry,degrade,demean,denigrate,depreciate,derogate,devalue,discredit,disparage,downgrade,drop,fall,lose value,lower,mar,mark down,minimize,reduce,render worthless,ruin,spoil,undervalue,write off
conductverb comport oneself
acquit,act,bear,behave,carry,demean,deport,go on,quit
corruptverb pervert;pollute
abase,abuse,adulterate,animalize,bastardize,blemish,blight,bribe,contaminate,damage,debase,debauch,decay,decompose,deface,defile,deform,degrade,demean,demoralize,deprave,depreciate,despoil,disfigure,disgrace,dishonor,fix,grease palm,harm,hurt,ill-treat,impair,infect,injure,lower,lure,maltreat,mar,mistreat,misuse,outrage,pull down,putrefy,ravage,reduce,rot,ruin,spoil,square,stain,suborn,subvert,taint,undermine,violate,vitiate,warp,waste
debaseverb degrade, shame
abase,bemean,cast down,cheapen,corrupt,cripple,debauch,debilitate,demean,demoralize,deprave,devaluate,devalue,disable,disgrace,dishonor,drag down,dump on,enfeeble,fluff off,humble,humiliate,lower,put away,put down,reduce,sap,shoot down,sink,take down,take down a peg,undermine,weaken
degradeverb shame, humiliate
abase,belittle,bemean,bench,break,bump,bust,canker,cast down,cheapen,corrupt,cut down to size,debase,debauch,declass,decry,degenerate,demean,demote,depose,deprave,derogate,deteriorate,detract,diminish,disbar,discredit,disgrace,dishonor,disparage,downgrade,humble,impair,injure,lessen,lower,mudsling,pan,pervert,put down,reduce,rule out,run down,shoot down,sink,slam,take down,take down a peg,tear down,vitiate,weaken And the thing that the people there taught us and emphasized, which is so central and so significant, is that you should never demean your child.
在那里，人们教导我们并强调的至关重要的一点就是——不要贬低孩子。 blog.sina.com.cn
People there just don't demean themselves like that.
那儿的人才不会这样自降身份。 xdf
But I don't demean the fact that this is relevant to life.
但我不贬低,这与生活息息相关的事实。163
Could you demean yourself by committing treason?
你能犯叛国罪而有辱自己的人格吗?《21世纪大英汉词典》
Don't demean yourself by doing anything dishonourable.
不要做出任何不光彩的事情而有失自己身份。《21世纪大英汉词典》
From the get-go, that is the last thing we had in mind… How can we celebrate Chinese women if we demean Chinese women?
从一开始，我们就没有想过要贬低中国女性。我们怎么能一边赞美中国女性，一边贬低中国女性呢？ yeeyan
He would not demean himself to a lazy worker.
他不愿降低身份当个懒工人。《21世纪大英汉词典》
He felt he would demean himself if he replied to the scurrilous letter.
他觉得如果他回复那封充满辱骂的信，会自贬身份。 blog.sina.com.cn
His comments sparked outrage from opposition officials who called for Yanagida's resignation, saying his comments demean parliamentary affairs.
此番言论激怒了反对党官员，他们认为柳田的言论有贬低国会事务之嫌，要求他辞职。 www.chinadaily.com.cn
I will not demean myself by cheating on the examination.
我不会因考试作弊而使自己丢脸。《21世纪大英汉词典》
Katherine goes on to say: “ Michael's children absolutely do want to carry on their father's legacy of giving and healing and to demean and distort that desire for greed is as awful as you can get.”
凯瑟琳继续说：“迈克尔的孩子绝对想要继续经营他们父亲留下的财产，为了想要得到的欲望而歪曲和贬低是非常可怕的。” mjjclub
Participants who had both status and power did not greatly demean their partners.
那些既有地位又有权力的参与者并不会很大程度地贬低自己的搭档。 yeeyan
She need not demean herself any more, going into the shops and buying the cheapest food. This was at an end.
她更不必自贬身价亲自去购买廉价食品吃，一切都就此了结。 blog.sina.com.cn
So I don't demean that any more than I demean soap operas.
所以我不贬低它，我更瞧不起肥皂剧。163 |