| 单词 | disparage |
| 释义 | disparage (once / 1695 pages) v If you haven't got anything nice to say, then it's time to disparage someone. It means to belittle or degrade a person or idea. Disparage is a specific way to describe a certain kind of insult, the kind that secures the insulter's place as superior. It often refers to an opinion or criticism lobbed in print or via word of mouth, not necessarily an act done to someone's face. If someone or something is being disparaged, you will often find a competing interest in the wings. WORD FAMILYdisparage: disparaged, disparagement, disparager, disparages, disparaging+/disparagement: disparagements/disparager: disparagers/disparaging: disparagingly USAGE EXAMPLESYou may find these are not happy prophecies, but please don’t disparage the messenger. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) It seemed as much an attempt to shock the political establishment as a way to disparage Obama. The Guardian(Dec 31, 2016) He got a call recently from a man who was disparaging Islam. New York Times(Dec 23, 2016) v express a negative opinion of She disparaged her student's efforts Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper belittle, pick at blandish, flatter praise somewhat dishonestly pan, tear apart, trash express a totally negative opinion of discredit, disgracedamage the reputation of deprecate, depreciate, vilipendbelittle belittle, denigrate, derogate, minimizecause to seem less serious; play down deflate, puncturereduce or lessen the size or importance of talk downbelittle through talk criticise, criticize, knock, pick apart find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws |
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