| 单词 | depreciate |
|---|---|
| 音标 | [di'pri:ʃieit] |
| 解释 | v.轻视；贬值 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 v. 贬低(to make seem less important; belittle; disparage)；贬值 (to reduce or drop in value or price) 【考】 fawn : hauteur / self-depreciate : swagger(奉承[的人]不会傲慢 /自贬[的人]不会吹嘘)depreciation : valuable / ossification : flexible(贬值使价值降低/僵 化使灵活性降低) 【记】 de+preci(价值)+ate →贬低 【同】 同根词：appreciate( 赞成) 【例】 People don't want their property to depreciate. |
| 字源 | depreciate (v.) mid-15c., from Latin depretiatus, past participle of depretiare "to lower the price of, undervalue," from de- "down" (see de-) + pretium "price" (see price (n.)). Related: Depreciated; depreciating; depreciatory. |
| 不择手段背单词 | v. 轻视(认为不值得考虑或不值得说) = belittle = disparage; 贬值(降低价格或价值) 【记】de下, preci = price价值－编制 【参】appreciate(vt 赏识; 感激; vi 增值; 涨价) 【类】fawn: hauteur[imperiousness] = self-depreciate: swagger奉承的人不会傲慢[专横] = 自贬的人不会吹嘘depreciation: valuable = ossification: flexible贬值使价值降低 = 僵化使灵活性降低 |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】de 否定 + price →贬值 【相关】appreciate 增值，赏识 |
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