| 释义 |
abase
\əˈbās\ transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle English abessen, abassen, from Middle French abaisser, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin abbassiare, from Latin ad- + (assumed) Vulgar Latin bassiare to lower, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin bassus low (whence Medieval Latin bassus fat, short, low)
1. archaic : lower, depress : cast down
< abase the eye >
2. : to lower or reduce in rank, office, prestige, or esteem : humble
< whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased — Lk 14:11 (Authorized Version) >
: degrade |