| 单词 | debase |
|---|---|
| 音标 | [di'beis] |
| 解释 | v.贬低，贬损 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 v. 贬低，贬损(to make lower in value,quality, character, dignity) 【考】 debase : value / enervate : vitality / attenuate : force(降低价值/减少活力/ 削弱力量) 【记】 de+base(低)→低下去 →贬低 【同】 同根词：basement(地 下室); basis(基础) 【例】 Such unkind action debased you. |
| 字源 | debase (v.) 1560s, from de- "down" + base (adj.) "low," on analogy of abase (or, alternatively, from obsolete verb base "to abuse"). |
| 不择手段背单词 | v. 贬低, 贬损(...的特性、品质或价值) 【记】de向下, base低－低下去－贬低 【参】basement(n 地下室); basis(n 基础) 【类】debase: value = enervate: vitality = attenuate: force[intensity]降低价值 = 减少活力 = 削弱力量simplify: complexity = debase: status = lower: height简化复杂 = 降低地位 = 降下高度 【反】debased(adj 贬低的)－ennobled(adj 使高贵的)deification(n 神化)－debasement(n 贬低) |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】base 底部，基础 【相关】abase 降低 |
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