deprecating

Word family adjectivedeprecabledeprecatingdeprecativedeprecatorynoundeprecationdeprecatoradverbdeprecatinglydeprecatorilyverbdeprecate

dep·re·cat·ing /ˈdeprəkeɪtɪŋ/ (also deprecatory /ˈdeprəkeɪtəri $ ˈdeprəkətɔːri/) adjectiveadj formal

1 DISAPPROVECRITICIZEexpressing criticism or disapproval 批评的，反对的，贬斥的

She glanced at me in a deprecating way.

她责备地瞥了我一眼。

2 CALM British EnglishBrE intended to make someone feel less annoyed or disapproving 表示歉意的，请求宽恕的；息事宁人的

a deprecating smile

充满歉意的一笑

→ self-deprecating

—deprecatingly adverbadv

Examples from the Corpus

deprecating• Then it began to sweep slowly over her in the deprecating manner that Jessamy remembered so clearly from four years ago.• His book includes a deprecating reference to Reagan's economic policy.

单词	deprecating
释义	deprecating Word family adjectivedeprecabledeprecatingdeprecativedeprecatorynoundeprecationdeprecatoradverbdeprecatinglydeprecatorilyverbdeprecate dep·re·cat·ing /ˈdeprəkeɪtɪŋ/ (also deprecatory /ˈdeprəkeɪtəri $ ˈdeprəkətɔːri/) adjectiveadj formal 1 DISAPPROVECRITICIZEexpressing criticism or disapproval 批评的，反对的，贬斥的 She glanced at me in a deprecating way. 她责备地瞥了我一眼。 2 CALM British EnglishBrE intended to make someone feel less annoyed or disapproving 表示歉意的，请求宽恕的；息事宁人的 a deprecating smile 充满歉意的一笑 → self-deprecating —deprecatingly adverbadv Examples from the Corpus deprecating• Then it began to sweep slowly over her in the deprecating manner that Jessamy remembered so clearly from four years ago.• His book includes a deprecating reference to Reagan's economic policy.
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