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Disparaging Remarks Make Comments Making Ly Dis'pæridʒi Adj.蔑视的,毁谤的,轻视的

英语单词 disparaging
英美音标 [dis'pæridʒi]
中文释义 adj.蔑视的,毁谤的,轻视的
vocab简明 When you are disparaging, you express negative, low opinions in order to lower someone's reputation. Your friend will probably not appreciate it if you make disparaging comments about his girlfriend.
vocab扩展 In its original use, disparage meant "to marry unequally," and it was considered a disgrace if a very wealthy son married, say, the kitchen maid. Nowadays we use disparaging for any derogatory or belittling expression or comment. If just won an Olympic gold medal, it's just rude and unnecessary to be disparaging about the silver medalist in an interview. Making disparaging remarks about your wife's cooking is unlikely to result in better food. She'll just get mad.
真题原句
With other audiences you mustn’t attempt to cut in with humor as they will resent an outsider making disparaging remarks about their canteen or their chairman.
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柯林斯解释
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]贬低的;诋毁的;轻蔑的 If you are disparaging about someone or something, or make disparaging comments about them, you say things which show that you do not have a good opinion of them.
  [oft ADJ about/of n]
  • He was critical of the people, disparaging of their crude manners...

    他对那些人很有看法,看不起他们粗俗的举止。

  • The Minister was alleged to have made disparaging remarks about the rest of the Cabinet.

    据说这位部长发表了一些贬低其他内阁成员的言论。

disparagingly
  • Do not talk disparagingly about your company in public.

    不要公开诋毁你的公司。

  • ...what businessmen disparagingly call 'cut-throat competition'.

    商人们所贬损的“你死我活的竞争”

来源 2002.1

Tags: 单词::2002

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