abase
/əˈbeɪs/verb
with obj.
- behave in a way so as to belittle or degrade (someone)使屈辱; 使降低身份:
I watched my colleagues abasing themselves before the board of trustees.
我看着同事们在理事会面前卑躬屈膝。
派生词
abasement
noun词源
late Middle English: from Old French abaissier, from a- (from Latin ad 'to, at') + baissier 'to lower', based on late Latin bassus 'short of stature'. The spelling has been influenced by BASE2.