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单词 self-deprecation
释义
self-deprecation
noun[U]
uk
/ˌselfˌdep.rəˈkeɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌselfˌdep.rəˈkeɪ.ʃən/
thequalityoftryingto make yourself,yourabilities, oryourachievementsseemlessimportant:
自贬，自谦
She wasunconcernedbyfameandmodestto thepointof self-deprecation.她不在乎名声，谦虚到自贬的地步。
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  • Herambitionwasmaskedby aveneerofelegantself-deprecation.
  • Heportrayedhimself with self-deprecationevenas he set aboutbuildingsomethingambitious.
  • When webegantheinterview, hewarnedme, withmerryself-deprecation, that hesuffersfrom "nominalaphasia," or theinabilitytoreproducenames.
  • Afterward, he said hethoughtthe president's self-deprecation made himseem"morelikable."
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Shy and modest
  • aw shucks
  • backward
  • bashful
  • bashfully
  • bashfulness
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  • inadequacy
  • inadequate
  • inhibited
  • inhibition
  • mousy
  • reticent
  • retiring
  • self-conscious
  • self-consciously
  • self-consciousness
  • self-deprecating
  • wallflower
  • withdrawn
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(Definition ofself-deprecationfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofself-deprecation

self-deprecation
He seems to understand the right balance ofself-deprecationto mild insult to tell effective jokes in the workplace.
FromA.V. Club
But then, as the guitars build and then explode into a wall of noise, theself-deprecationmorphs into a declaration of reluctant self-love.
FromThe Atlantic
His candidness to the point ofself-deprecationwas viewed as a coping mechanism, but it was generally respected by those around him.
FromESPN
I am not laughing with you, in other words, since you seem capable of neither doubt norself-deprecation.
FromSlate Magazine
From this self-loving place of your spirit, you can continue your soul's quest toward self-improvement withoutself-deprecation.
FromHuffington Post
It would be disconcerting if not for the morsels ofself-deprecationthat he often sprinkles into conversation.
FromHollywood Reporter
But sometimes one wishes for even moreself-deprecationthan that.
FromTIME
Be skeptical and your own worst critic, without indulging in fakeself-deprecation.
FromFast Company
He makes no more attempts at humor andself-deprecation; instead, his tone becomes curt and his words more adversarial.
FromThe Atlantic
It's all about the voice, the wit, the gentleself-deprecation, the utter lack of sanctimony.
FromNPR
She recalls the moment with characteristicself-deprecation.
FromDallas Morning News
It's the bleakest kind ofself-deprecation.
FromA.V. Club
Leaning back in his chair, he spoke softly, pausing frequently to cough -- he had a cold -- or to chuckle, inself-deprecation, at his own philosophical eloquence.
FromThe New Yorker
Dependent variables were the factor scores for each of the following:self-deprecation, self-confidence, and fatalistic belief, respectively.
From theCambridge English Corpus
According to this understanding of dignity, servility andself-deprecationare moral defects.
From theCambridge English Corpus
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