dep·re·cate
verb/ˈdeprəkeɪt/
/ˈdeprəkeɪt/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they deprecate | /ˈdeprəkeɪt/ /ˈdeprəkeɪt/ |
| he / she / it deprecates | /ˈdeprəkeɪts/ /ˈdeprəkeɪts/ |
| past simple deprecated | /ˈdeprəkeɪtɪd/ /ˈdeprəkeɪtɪd/ |
| past participle deprecated | /ˈdeprəkeɪtɪd/ /ˈdeprəkeɪtɪd/ |
| -ing form deprecating | /ˈdeprəkeɪtɪŋ/ /ˈdeprəkeɪtɪŋ/ |
- deprecate something (formal) to feel and express strong disapproval of something
对…表示极不赞成；强烈反对 - be deprecated(computing) (of a software feature) to be considered outdated and best avoided, even though you can still use it, usually because it has been replaced with a newer feature
不推荐使用：尽管您仍然可以使用它，但仍被认为已过时，最好避免使用，通常是因为已将其替换为较新的功能 - A number of features have been deprecated in the latest version of the software.
该软件的最新版本中已弃用了许多功能。
- A number of features have been deprecated in the latest version of the software.
Word Originearly 17th cent. (in the sense ‘pray against’): from Latin deprecat- ‘prayed against (as being evil)’, from the verb deprecari, from de- (expressing reversal) + precari ‘pray’.