/ˈdeprɪˌkeɪt/ vt.<正式>
1.(express disapproval of)对…表示不赞成;反对;抗议
Many of his colleagues deprecated his exuberance.他的许多同事都反对他的挥霍浪费。
As a lawyer, I would deprecate any sort of legal control on gene therapy at this stage.作为律师, 我会反对在现阶段对基因疗法进行任何形式的法律管制。
2.(belittle)贬低;轻视
This would not, in any way, have been to deprecate her real achievements.无论如何, 这都不能有损她真正的成就。