denigrate
/ˈdenɪgreɪt/verb
with obj.
- criticize unfairly; disparage毁誉, 贬损：
doom and gloom merchants who denigrate their own country.
贬损自己国家专事宣扬悲观无望者。
派生词
denigration
noundenigrator
noundenigratory
/ˌdenɪˈgreɪtərɪ/ adjective词源
late Middle English （in the sense 'blacken， make dark'）： from Latin denigrat- 'blackened'， from the verb denigrare, from de- 'away， completely' + nigrare （from niger 'black'）.