depreciate
/dɪˈpriːʃɪeɪt/verb
1
- no obj. diminish in value over a period of time贬值, 跌价：
sterling is expected to depreciate against the dollar.
预料英镑对美元的比价将要下跌。
1.1
- with obj. reduce the recorded value in a company's books of (an asset) each year over a predetermined period降低（资产）的价值（指在事前确定的时期内每年一次降低公司资产账目中所登录的价值）。
2
- with obj. disparage or belittle (something)贬低; 轻视：
she was already depreciating her own aesthetic taste.
她对自己的审美力评价已有所降低。
派生词
depreciatory
/-ʃɪətərɪ/ adjective词源
late Middle English (in sense 2)： from late Latin depreciat- 'lowered in price， undervalued'， from the verb depreciare, from Latin de- 'down' + pretium 'price'.