| 词汇 | deprecation |
| 释义 | deprecation noun[ U ] formaluk /ˌdep.rəˈkeɪ.ʃən/ us /ˌdep.rəˈkeɪ.ʃən/ deprecationnoun[U] (DISAPPROVAL)the action of not approving of something or saying that you do not approve of something: 不贊成，反對 She couldn't hide the deprecation in her voice.她无法掩饰自己声音中的不满。 The barman shook his head in deprecation.酒保不屑地摇了摇头。 See deprecate He held up his hand in scornful deprecation. She made a noise somewhere between deprecation and encouragement. He raised his eyes in deprecation of the surroundings. Disapproving & criticizing anathematize animadversion aspersion aw backbite barrel bash belabour boo disapprobation excoriate knocker let someone have both barrelsidiom low blow mordacious mordancy nitpicker pile slam union-basher deprecationnoun[U] (CRITICISM)the action of saying that you think something is of little value or importance: 贬低 He was generous with praise for the Philharmonic and with deprecation for himself.他对爱乐乐团赞赏有加，自己却很谦逊。 I resent your implicit deprecation of American skills.我讨厌你隐晦的贬低美国人的能力。 See deprecate "I am a rural peasant," he added with habitual deprecation. There is no reason for national deprecation. "I paint a bit for fun," she said, with a grimace of deprecation for the unsatisfactory results. Treating as unimportant blow something/someone off brush brush someone/something aside chopped liver damn denigrate denigration laugh leave something at the dooridiom look down on someone minoritize mock never on the front burneridiom shrug away shrug something off skate skate over/around something sniff at something sweep something aside Examples of deprecationdeprecation He mentioned something about local authorities in terms of deprecation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Does your deprecation of questions, both oral and written, relating to specific constituencies extend to early-day motions? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I call them "partisan" without any sense of deprecation because politics is about parties and about partisan views. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I put that to those who are so constant in their deprecation of commercial honesty as practised in this country. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I cannot see why there should be so much deprecation of a private discussion on this matter. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The suggestion is that, provided replacement does take place—and only if it takes place—much more adequate deprecation allowances should be given. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Almost all the best of our newspapers when they allude to these sports do so with deprecation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I was glad to hear his general deprecation, if not condemnation, of some of the propaganda which has undoubtedly been put out over the past few years by the industry. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I do not recollect that when his party increased the whisky duty, we heard a single word such as he used to-night in deprecation of this proceeding. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Self deprecation is not a quality prevalent today. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Some of the earlier ones may be deprecated in favor of newer ones, although such deprecation is voluntary. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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