disparage
/dɪˈspærɪdʒ/verb
with obj.
- regard or represent as being of little worth轻视; 贬低：
he never missed an opportunity to disparage his competitors
他从不放弃任何机会贬低他的对手
as adj. disparaging disparaging remarks about council houses.对市建住房的微辞。
派生词
disparagement
noundisparagingly
adverb词源
late Middle English （in the sense 'marry someone of unequal rank'， also 'bring discredit on'）： from Old French desparagier 'marry someone of unequal rank'， based on Latin par 'equal'.