| 单词 | degrading |
| 释义 | degrading (once / 1702 pages) adj Degrading describes something that is disrespectful or dishonorable like a degrading comment that angered everyone who heard it. The word degrading comes from degrade, which means "to treat someone with contempt." So something that is degrading is cruel, meant to put a person or group down. For example, if you ever heard someone say that all women (or men, kids, or people from a certain place or who speak a certain language or belong to a certain racial group) are "all alike," you have heard a degrading comment. WORD FAMILYdegrading: degradingly+/degradation: degradations/degrade: degradation, degraded, degrader, degrades, degrading/degraded: degradedly/degrader: degraders USAGE EXAMPLES“Torture and cruel, inhuman, and degrading treatment is never a morally permissible option, even if lives depend on gaining information,” the manual said. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) Some appear to be in good condition but were conserved using a 1940s process that is slowly degrading the documents housed in the temperature-controlled archives. Washington Times(Jan 01, 2017) "Our constitution states that no persons should be subjected to torture, inhumane or degrading punishment," Mr Bird says. BBC(Dec 17, 2016) 1adj used of conduct; characterized by dishonor Syn debasing dishonorable, dishonourable lacking honor or integrity; deserving dishonor 2adj harmful to the mind or morals the vicious and degrading cult of violence Syn corrupting noxious injurious to physical or mental health |
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