"devalue" in Chinese (Simplified)
贬值
Definition
使某物贬值或变得不重要,常用于货币价值降低,也用于让某事显得不重要或不被尊重。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
在经济学中多指货币贬值,但在日常生活中也用来指降低某人的重要性或成就(如“不要贬低他的努力”)。不属于口语或俚语用词。
Examples
The country decided to devalue its currency.
该国决定**贬值**其货币。
Please don't devalue your own achievements.
请不要**贬低**你自己的成就。
Some people devalue art because they don’t understand it.
有些人因为不懂艺术而**贬低**它。
Raising taxes can sometimes devalue a country's money.
提高税收有时会让一个国家的钱**贬值**。
Try not to devalue yourself just because someone else is more experienced.
不要因为别人更有经验就**贬低**自己。
People sometimes devalue traditions they don't know much about.
有时人们会**贬低**他们不太了解的传统。