"demean" in Chinese (Simplified)
贬低侮辱
Definition
使某人感到不重要或失去尊严；降低某人的价值感。
Usage Notes (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。
Examples
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。