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abase v. 降低自己，贬抑，使卑下 abase (v.) late 14c., abaishen, from Old French abaissier "diminish, make lower in value or status" (12c.), from Vulgar Latin *ad bassiare "bring lower," from Late Latin bassus "thick, fat, low;" from the same source as base (adj.) and altered 16c. in English by influence of it, which made it an exception to the rule that Old French verbs with stem -iss- enter English as -ish. Related: Abased; abasing. 【记】a + base 底部→贬低【相关】basic 基本的，基础的，basement 地下室

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[ə'beis] 【记】a+base(降低) →贬低【同】 同根词：debase(贬低 ); basement（地下室） v. 降低, 使谦卑(降低地位、威望或尊严) = disgrace = debase = demean【例】A man who betrays friends abases himself 出卖朋友的人实际上是自贬身份.【根】base源自拉丁语 bassus[低的], 读音像贝斯(一种低音乐器)【参】debase(v 贬低); basement(n 底下室)【类】abase: prestige = damp: ardor = abase: status = shorten: length降低特权 = 抑制热情 = 降低地位 = 缩短长度curtail: duration = abase: strength 缩减持续时间 = 降低力量

单词	abase
音标	[ə'beis]
解释	v. 降低自己，贬抑，使卑下
红宝书	【记】a+base(降低) →贬低【同】同根词：debase(贬低 ); basement（地下室）
字源	abase (v.) late 14c., abaishen, from Old French abaissier "diminish, make lower in value or status" (12c.), from Vulgar Latin *ad bassiare "bring lower," from Late Latin bassus "thick, fat, low;" from the same source as base (adj.) and altered 16c. in English by influence of it, which made it an exception to the rule that Old French verbs with stem -iss- enter English as -ish. Related: Abased; abasing.
不择手段背单词	v. 降低, 使谦卑(降低地位、威望或尊严) = disgrace = debase = demean 【例】A man who betrays friends abases himself 出卖朋友的人实际上是自贬身份. 【根】base源自拉丁语 bassus[低的], 读音像贝斯(一种低音乐器) 【参】debase(v 贬低); basement(n 底下室) 【类】abase: prestige = damp: ardor = abase: status = shorten: length降低特权 = 抑制热情 = 降低地位 = 缩短长度curtail: duration = abase: strength 缩减持续时间 = 降低力量
趣味全助记	【记】a + base 底部→贬低【相关】basic 基本的，基础的，basement 地下室

Abase V Late French Latin Base English ə'Beis