"degrade" in Chinese (Traditional)
降解貶低侮辱
Definition
使某物或某人變得更差、更不值錢或更不受尊重。也可以指東西（尤其是材料）隨著時間或在環境中分解。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
“Degrade”較正式，可表示傷害尊嚴、降低品質或物質分解（如“plastic degrades”）。不要與“decompose”（僅指自然分解）混淆。常見於科學或社會語境。
Examples
Rain can degrade the quality of the paint on your house.
雨水會**降解**你房子的油漆品質。
We should not degrade other people with our words.
我們不應該用語言**貶低**別人。
Plastic bags take a long time to degrade in nature.
塑膠袋在自然中需要很長時間才能**降解**。
Don't let insults from others degrade your self-worth.
別讓別人的侮辱**貶低**你的自尊。
Some chemicals quickly degrade when exposed to sunlight.
有些化學品在暴露於陽光下時會迅速**降解**。
He felt degraded after being unfairly blamed at work.
他在工作上被冤枉後感到很**屈辱**。