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单词 self-deprecating
释义
self-deprecating
adjective
formal
uk
/ˌselfˈdep.rə.keɪ.tɪŋ/us
/ˌselfˈdep.rə.keɪ.t̬ɪŋ/
(alsoself-deprecatory)
tryingto make yourself,yourabilities, oryourachievementsseemlessimportant:
自我贬低的；自谦的
a self-deprecatingmanner/remark自谦的态度／话语
self-deprecatinghumour/jokes自嘲的幽默／笑话
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Shy and modest
  • aw shucks
  • backward
  • bashful
  • bashfully
  • bashfulness
  • deprecating
  • humility
  • inadequacy
  • inadequate
  • inhibited
  • inhibition
  • mousy
  • reticent
  • retiring
  • self-conscious
  • self-consciously
  • self-consciousness
  • self-deprecatingly
  • wallflower
  • withdrawn
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self-deprecatingly
self-deprecation
(Definition ofself-deprecatingfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofself-deprecating

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But we must be careful, now that we are reaching the end of these proceedings, not to be excessivelyself-deprecatingabout what we have done.
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Those members of the committee who served with him would not accept hisself-deprecatingremarks.
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I know that he has gentle andself-deprecatinggood humour.
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He also had a sense of humour, which, it must be said, sometimes wasself-deprecating.
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He was alsoself-deprecatingin his enjoyment of his own caricatures, and he would have detested today's trends towards sound bites and image spin makers.
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Although he is alwaysself-deprecating, he is a lawyer of considerable experience.
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He was somewhatself-deprecatingwhen he categorised some of the work that he deals with in his surgeries as low-level administrative work.
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Herself-deprecatinghumour belied the seriousness of purpose with which she approached the subject of adoption.
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His work uses painting, sculpture, video, performance andself-deprecatinghumour to address the themes of authenticity and the role of the artist.
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He praised the episode'sself-deprecatingparodies and gave it a 4.8/5 rating.
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Critics appreciated theself-deprecatingreferences to her personal troubles, but also commented that she largely played a supporting role.
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He was quiet and gentle, and was a modest man, with aself-deprecatingsense of humour.
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The governor proved to be a popular public speaker, gaining a national reputation as an intellectual, with aself-deprecatingsense of humor to match.
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In general, language referring to oneself exhibitsself-deprecatinghumbleness, while language referring to others shows approval and respect.
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He was a mediocre (though certainly good for a catcher) hitter in the majors and featured that in hisself-deprecatinghumor.
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