depreciate

动词 v.
中文释义
英 /dɪˈpɹiːʃɪeɪt/    美 /dəˈpriʃiˌeɪt/

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To lessen in price or estimated value; to lower the worth of. transitive
    — […] which […] some over-severe philosophers may look upon fastidiously, or undervalue and depreciate.
  2. To decline in value over time. intransitive
  3. To belittle or disparage. transitive
    — They depreciated him because he was the youngest on the team.

词形变化

depreciates present,singular,third-person depreciating participle,present depreciated participle,past depreciated past depretiate alternative

词汇关系

衍生词
depreciative depreciator depreciatory nondepreciated self-depreciate undepreciated
相关词
appreciate precious price prize

词源

Inherited from Middle English depreciaten, borrowed from Late Latin dēpretiātus / dēpreciātus, perfect passive participle of dēpretiō / dēpreciō (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from dē- + pretium (“price”) + -ō.
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