"demean" en Chinese (Simplified)

• 贬低
• 侮辱

Definición

使某人感到不重要或失去尊严；降低某人的价值感。

Notas de Uso (Chinese (Simplified))

多用于正式或严肃场合。常见搭配有“demean yourself（贬低自己）”、“demean others”、“demean someone's achievements”。不要与“degrade”（降解、恶化）混淆。强调情感伤害或失去尊重。

Ejemplos

Don't demean others to feel better about yourself.

不要为了让自己感觉更好去**贬低**别人。

I would never demean my friends in public.

我绝不会在公众场合**贬低**我的朋友。

Her comment was meant to demean his hard work.

她的评论意在**贬低**他的努力。

He refused to demean himself by apologizing for something he didn't do.

他拒绝为自己没做的事**低声下气**地道歉。

Making jokes at someone's expense can really demean them.

拿别人开玩笑其实会很**贬低**他们。

She felt demeaned by her boss's unfair criticism.

她因为老板的不公正批评感到被**贬低**了。