| 单词 | denigrate |
|---|---|
| 音标 | ['denigreit] |
| 解释 | v.污蔑，诽谤 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 v. 污蔑，诽谤 (to disparage the character or reputation of; defame; blacken) 【考】 反义词：honor(尊敬) 【记】 de+nigr(黑)+ate→弄 黑→诽谤 【同】 同根词：negrophile( 同黑人友好者); nigrify(使变黑)派生词: denigration （n. 诋譭,贬低belittleme nt) |
| 字源 | denigrate (v.) 1520s, from Latin denigratus, past participle of denigrare "to blacken, defame," from de- "completely" (see de-) + nigr-, stem of niger "black" (see Negro). of unknown origin. "Apparently disused in 18th c. and revived in 19th c." [OED]. Related: Denigrated; denigrating. |
| 不择手段背单词 | v. 污蔑(人格或名誉); 诽谤 = defame = blacken = belittle 【记】de加强语义, nigr黑一弄黑一诽谤de向下, ni你, grate = great: 使你的伟大向下－侮蔑 【参】negrophile(n 同黑人友好者); nigrify(v 使变黑); denigration(n 诋譭, 贬低 = belittlement) 【反】honor(vt 尊敬; 给以荣誉); exalt(v 晋陞) |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】nigr- 黑，Negro 黑人 (贬义)，de 否定 + 黑 抹黑 |
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