| 释义 |
self-deprecatory, a.|ˌsɛlfˈdɛprəkətərɪ, -keɪtərɪ, -dɛprəˈkeɪtərɪ|
[self- 1 e.]
= *self-depreciatory a.
Of the two combinations self-depreciatory and self-deprecatory the former is, strictly speaking, the better-formed, since it reflects the long-established use of the verb depreciate in the sense ‘disparage, belittle’. The latter combination, however, which reflects the relatively recent use of deprecate in this sense (see *deprecate v. 3 b), appears from the evidence to be now somewhat the commoner of the two.
1939Burlington Mag. Oct. 168/2 Bacon's answer..was too self-deprecatory. 1939A. Huxley After Many a Summer i. 3 Jeremy..half extended his arms in the gesture of a self-deprecatory mannequin. 1961P. Jennings I said oddly, diddle I? 144 This last always seems to me like a self-deprecatory clearing of the throat. 1989Chicago Tribune 6 Apr. v. 13/2 Eisenhower has an easy-going, self-deprecatory manner that..masks a strong temper and strong convictions. |