belittling

[bi'litl]

[ belittling ]

vt. 轻视, 贬低, 使相形见小

a.

1. 小看的, 轻视的

2. 不值得的, 有失身份的

I find it belittling to be reprimanded by someone so much younger than me.

我觉得, 被这么个比我年龄小得多的人训斥, 真太失身份了。

词形变化

名词: belittlement | 动词过去式: belittled | 动词过去分词: belittled | 动词现在分词: belittling | 动词第三人称单数: belittles |

词义辨析

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英英释义

名词 belittling:

a belittling comment

同义词：denigration

the act of belittling

动词 belittle:

cause to seem less serious; play down

同义词：minimize, belittle, denigrate, derogate

express a negative opinion of

同义词：disparage, belittle, pick at

lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of

同义词：diminish, belittle

形容词 belittling:

tending to diminish or disparage

同义词：deprecating, deprecative, deprecatory, depreciative, depreciatory, slighting

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