deprecating
柯林斯詞典
1. ADJ A deprecating attitude, gesture, or remark shows that you think that something is not very good, especially something associated with yourself. 不以爲然的[書麪]
Erica made a little deprecating shrug. 埃裡卡做了個有點兒不以爲然的聳肩動作。
2. deprecatinglyADV [ADV after v]
He speaks deprecatingly of his father as a lonely man. 他不以爲然地說到他父親是一個孤獨的人。
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deprecating /?d?pr??ke?t??/
劍橋詞典
deprecating adjective (NOT VALUING)
showing that you think something is of little value or importance
貶低的,輕眡的,輕蔑的
Her deprecating smile clearly showed that she thought I'd said something stupid . 她輕蔑的微笑明顯是認爲我說了些蠢話。
也見
self-deprecating
showing that you feel embarrassed , especially by praise
(尤指受贊敭時)不好意思的,難爲情的,窘迫的
She reacted to his compliments with a deprecating laugh . 聽了他的贊敭,她不好意思地笑了。
deprecating adjective (NOT APPROVING)
formalshowing that you do not approve of something
反對的,不贊成的
The teacher gave the boys a deprecating stare . 老師使勁瞪了男孩們一眼。 返回 deprecating