| 释义 |
deprecating, ppl. a.|ˈdɛprɪkeɪtɪŋ|
[f. deprecate v. + -ing2.]
That deprecates or expresses disapproval or disavowal; deprecatory.
1871L. W. M. Lockhart Fair to See xviii, A bright, but withal deprecating, smile on her lovely face. 1919Wodehouse Damsel in Distress xi, Albert waved a deprecating hand. 1925Mrs. Belloc Lowndes Some Men & Women 199 With a queer, half-deprecating, half-humorous look on his handsome face. |