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单词 deprecation
释义
deprecation
noun[U]
formal
uk
/ˌdep.rəˈkeɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌdep.rəˈkeɪ.ʃən/

deprecationnoun[U](DISAPPROVAL)

theactionof notapprovingof something or saying that you do notapproveof something:
不贊成，反對
She couldn'thidethe deprecation in hervoice.她无法掩饰自己声音中的不满。
Thebarmanshookhisheadin deprecation.酒保不屑地摇了摇头。
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  • Heheldup hishandinscornfuldeprecation.
  • She made anoisesomewherebetween deprecation andencouragement.
  • Heraisedhiseyesin deprecation of thesurroundings.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Disapproving & criticizing
  • anathematize
  • animadversion
  • aspersion
  • assail
  • aw
  • backbite
  • criticism
  • dim
  • fault
  • niggle
  • nitpick
  • nitpicking
  • peanut gallery
  • people who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stonesidiom
  • personalization
  • personalize
  • philippic
  • pick
  • sarky
  • tear
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deprecationnoun[U](CRITICISM)

theactionof saying that youthinksomething is of littlevalueorimportance:
贬低
He wasgenerouswithpraisefor the Philharmonic and with deprecation for himself.他对爱乐乐团赞赏有加，自己却很谦逊。
Iresentyourimplicitdeprecation of Americanskills.我讨厌你隐晦的贬低美国人的能力。
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deprecate
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  • "I am aruralpeasant," headdedwithhabitualdeprecation.
  • There is noreasonfornationaldeprecation.
  • "Ipaintabitforfun," she said, with agrimaceof deprecation for theunsatisfactoryresults.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Treating as unimportant
  • blow
  • blowsomething/someoneoff
  • brushsomeone/somethingaside
  • chopped liver
  • damn
  • denigrate
  • denigration
  • front
  • laugh
  • leavesomethingat the dooridiom
  • look down onsomeone
  • minoritize
  • never
  • on the front burneridiom
  • shrugsomethingoff
  • skate over/aroundsomething
  • sniff atsomething
  • sweepsomethingaside
  • talksomethingdown
  • wave
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(Definition ofdeprecationfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofdeprecation

deprecation
He mentioned something about local authorities in terms ofdeprecation.
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Does yourdeprecationof questions, both oral and written, relating to specific constituencies extend to early-day motions?
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I call them "partisan" without any sense ofdeprecationbecause politics is about parties and about partisan views.
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I put that to those who are so constant in theirdeprecationof commercial honesty as practised in this country.
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I cannot see why there should be so muchdeprecationof a private discussion on this matter.
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The suggestion is that, provided replacement does take place—and only if it takes place—much more adequatedeprecationallowances should be given.
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Almost all the best of our newspapers when they allude to these sports do so withdeprecation.
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I was glad to hear his generaldeprecation, if not condemnation, of some of the propaganda which has undoubtedly been put out over the past few years by the industry.
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I do not recollect that when his party increased the whisky duty, we heard a single word such as he used to-night indeprecationof this proceeding.
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Selfdeprecationis not a quality prevalent today.
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Some of the earlier ones may be deprecated in favor of newer ones, although suchdeprecationis voluntary.
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