self-deprecating
动词 v.
形容词 adj.
英文释义
动词 v.
- present participle and gerund of self-deprecate
形容词 adj.
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Expressing disapproval of oneself.
— Mention sex, and the English humour reflex kicks in. And we all know that self-deprecating jokes are the most effective, the most widely appreciated form of humour.
- unassuming, modest
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词源 1
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *swé?
Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-der.
Proto-Germanic *selbaz
Old English self
Old English self-
Middle English self-
English self-
English deprecating
English self-deprecating
From self- + deprecating.
Proto-Indo-European *swé?
Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-der.
Proto-Germanic *selbaz
Old English self
Old English self-
Middle English self-
English self-
English deprecating
English self-deprecating
From self- + deprecating.
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Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *swé?
Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-der.
Proto-Germanic *selbaz
Old English self
Old English self-
Middle English self-
English self-
English deprecating
English self-deprecating
From self- + deprecating.
Proto-Indo-European *swé?
Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-der.
Proto-Germanic *selbaz
Old English self
Old English self-
Middle English self-
English self-
English deprecating
English self-deprecating
From self- + deprecating.
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