denigrate

GRE低频词畅通词汇

英 ['denɪgreɪt] 美['dɛnɪɡret]

释义

vt. 诋毁；使变黑；玷污

词态变化

第三人称单数: denigrates;过去式: denigrated;过去分词: denigrated;现在分词: denigrating;名词: denigration;

近义词

中文词源

denigrate 诽谤

de-, 向下，强调。-nigr, 黑色，词源同negro. 引申词义抹黑，诽谤。

英文词源

denigrate: denigrate: [16] To denigrate people is literally to ‘blacken’ them. The word comes from Latin dēnigrāre ‘blacken’, a compound verb formed from the intensive prefix dē- and niger ‘black’. This adjective, which is of unknown origin, also produced French noir ‘black’ and Italian nero ‘black’, and is the source (via Spanish negro) of English negro [16] and the now taboo nigger [18]. Denigrate originally meant ‘physically turn something black’ as well as the metaphorical ‘defame, belittle’: ‘This lotion will denigrate the hairs of hoary heads’, Richard Tomlinson, Renodaeus’ Medicinal dispensatory 1657.
=> negro, nigger
denigrate (v.): 1520s, from Latin denigratus, past participle of denigrare "to blacken, defame," from de- "completely" (see de-) + nigr-, stem of niger "black" (see Negro). which is of unknown origin. "Apparently disused in 18th c. and revived in 19th c." [OED]. Related: Denigrated; denigrating.

双语例句

2. To assert this is to denigrate the effectiveness of the police.: 坚持这一点就是贬低警方的办事能力.

4. The Canadian Supreme Court ruled that the State can ban pornographic images which "denigrate women".: 加拿大最高法院裁定国家有权查禁“侮辱女性”的色情图片。

5. The amendment prohibits obscene or indecent materials which denigrate the objects or beliefs of a particular religion.: 该修正案对贬损某一宗教教物或信仰的淫秽或不雅内容予以禁止。

英英释意

2. charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone;: "The journalists have defamed me!" "The article in the paper sullied my reputation"

实用场景例句

The amendment prohibits obscene or indecent materials which denigrate the objects or beliefs of a particular religion...: 该修正案对贬损某一宗教教物或信仰的淫秽或不雅内容予以禁止。

The Canadian Supreme Court ruled that the State can ban pornographic images which 'denigrate women'.: 加拿大最高法院裁定国家有权查禁“侮辱女性”的色情图片。

This is very important, as users frequently denigrate applications that have jerky or overly slow animations.: 这很重要, 因为用户总是经常贬低那些拥有笨拙或过于缓慢的动画的应用程序.

To assert this is to denigrate the effectiveness of the police.: 坚持这一点就是贬低警方的办事能力.

Complaining about perceived rivals . Blatantly trying to denigrate rivals, revealing your poverty mentality and desperation.: 意识到有情敌出现就抱怨; 明目张胆的试图诋毁对手, 暴露出你的可怜又绝望的心态.

One time I happened to use the word denigrate onstage, and it didn't get any reaction.: 一次我碰巧在台上使用了毁誉这个词, 但它没有引起任何的反应.

The amendment prohibits obscene or indecent materials which denigrate the objects or beliefs of a particular religion.: 该修正案对贬损某一宗教教物或信仰的淫秽或不雅内容予以禁止。

The Canadian Supreme Court ruled that the State can ban pornographic images which "denigrate women".: 加拿大最高法院裁定国家有权查禁“侮辱女性”的色情图片。