Depreciate

[ dɪ'priʃɪet ]
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vi. 贬值，跌价;轻视; vt. <正>贬低，轻视;使贬值;
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💡 词根助记

de去掉+preci价值+ate使之成→使价值减少→降价，贬值

📝 例句

To depreciate(currency, for example)by official proclamation or by rumor.
贬低通过官方声明或谣言贬低（例如货币）
Shares in this company have depreciated.
这家公司的股票跌价了。
Don' t depreciate my efforts to help / what I have done.
不要轻视我为帮忙所付出的努力[我已做的事].
We must not depreciate the work she has done.
我们不应该看轻她所完成的工作。
We must not depreciate the work she has done.
我们不应该看轻她所完成的工作。

🌱 联想助记

【记】appreciat-欣赏,depreciate-贬值:不欣赏就是贬值

✅ 同义词

humble underrate belittle cheapen decry deflate deprecate derogate detract devaluate devalue disparage dispraise downgrade

🔴 反义词

revalue valorize value upgrade appreciate

🔤 词根

de
de-表示“下”

📖 牛津释义

depreciate v 1 [I] become less valuable 贬值 Shares in the company have depreciated. 该公司的股票已经贬值. 2 [Tn] state that (sth) is not valuable, important, etc; disparage 贬低; 轻视 Don't depreciate my efforts to help/what I have done. 不要轻视我为帮忙所付出的努力[我已做的事].

🔁 扩展释义

*[di'pri:ʃieit]vi. 贬值vt. 降价, 贬低【法】 贬低, 使贬值, 折旧

🌿 同词根单词

decrease n. 减少，减小;减少量; vi.&vt. 减少，减小;
describe vt. 描写，形容;叙述;描绘，作图;（行星等）周转;
depression n. 萎靡不振，沮丧;下陷处，坑;衰弱;减缓;
destroy vt. 破坏，摧毁;消灭，歼灭（敌人）;杀死;使失败;
detach vt. 分离，拆开;派遣;分派;使超然;
detect vt. 查明，发现;洞察;侦察，侦查;[电子学]检波;

📖 同为「GRE」词汇

enrol vt. 登记;入学，入会;招收，吸收; vi. 入学;参军;注册;
elucidate vt. 阐明，解释;
fetter n. 脚镣;束缚; vt. 给…上脚镣，束缚;
ovation n. 热烈欢迎;热烈的鼓掌;欢呼;
acquisition n. 获得;购置物;获得物;收购;
sheen n. 光泽，光辉;华服;有光泽的纺织物; adj. 有光泽的;光辉的;华丽的; v. 闪耀;发光;
marquee n. 大帐篷;大天幕;选取框;门罩;
drowse vi. 打瞌睡;
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🗣️ 情景例句

You mean from the food?
是不是吃东西引起的？
The greatest talkers are always the least doers.
言语的巨人往往是行动的侏儒。
On the following day, Patrick went to the house again.
第二天，帕特里克再次来到首相的住处。
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