Denigrate
[ 'dɛnɪɡret ]
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vt. 诋毁，诽谤;玷污;涂黑;毁誉;
💡 词根助记
de使得+nigr黑+ate使之成→使变黑→贬低
📝 例句
To lower one's aspiration and denigrate oneself
降志辱身
denigrate:To attack the character or reputation of; speak ill of; defame.
诋毁:攻击人格或名誉;说坏话;诽谤.
denigrate sb's character, achievements, etc
诋毁某人的人格、 成就等.
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ de-前缀“向下、完全、除去”,ni-拼音“你”,grate-great伟大的:使你的伟大向下→侮蔑
※ deni-deny拒绝,grate-grateful感激:说他是一个无论受到多大的恩惠也拒绝感激的人是诋毁
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
📖 牛津释义
denigrate
v[Tn]
claim (unfairly) that (sb/sth) is inferior, worthless, etc; belittle 诋毁; 贬低; 诬蔑
denigrate sb's character, achievements, etc 诋毁某人的人格、 成就等.
🔁 扩展释义
*['denigreit]vt. 使变黑, 玷污, 诋毁
📖 同为「GMAT」词汇
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Think no more of it.
别再想它了。
Every salesman boasts of his own wares.
老王卖瓜，自卖自夸。
On turning eagerly to the text, one learns that the lady was a typist who found the sound of office typewriters worried her more and more until eventually she had to go into a mental hospital.
当人们急切地看完正文后，便知道这位女子是个打字员，办公室打字机的声音使她越来越烦恼，最终住进了精神病医院。