| 单词 | detraction |
|---|---|
| 音标 | [di'trækʃən] |
| 解释 | n.贬低，诽谤 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 n. 贬低, 诽谤(unfair criticism of sb/sth) 【记】 de(坏)+tract(拉,拖) +ion→拉坏→降低 |
| 字源 | detraction (n.) mid-14c., from Old French detraccion "detraction, disparagement, denigration," from Latin detractionem (nominative detractio) "a drawing off," from past participle stem of detrahere "take down, pull down, disparage," from de- "down" (see de-) + trahere "to pull" (see tract (n.1)). The fem. form detractress is attested from 1716. |
| 不择手段背单词 | 无 |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】de 否定 + tract 拖，拉， 拉下来，拉向不好；attract 是吸引 【相关】attract 吸引，contract 收缩 合同，distract 转移，extract 拔出 抽出，protract 延长，retract 缩回取消，subtract 减去，tractable 易驾驭的，tractor 拖拉机 |
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