| 单词 | decry |
|---|---|
| 音标 | [di'krai] |
| 解释 | v.责难；贬低(价值) |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 v. 责难(to speak out against strongly and openly; denounce)；贬低(价值) (to depreciate officially; disparage) 【记】 de+cry(喊)→向下喊 →贬低; 注意不要和descry(看 见，望到)相混 |
| 字源 | decry (v.) 1610s, from French decrier (14c.; Old French descrier "cry out, announce"), from de- "down, out" (see de-) + crier "to cry," from Latin quiritare (see cry (v.)). In English, the sense has been colored by the presumption that de- in this word means "down." |
| 不择手段背单词 | v. 责难; 贬低(价值) = disparage 【记】de, cry(喊)－向下喊－贬低; 注意不要和descry(看见, 望到)相混 |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】de + cry 否定+喊，大声否定地喊话 |
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