belittle

bi'litl

托福GRE Collins 1

v cause to seem less serious; play down
v express a negative opinion of
v lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of

vt. 轻视, 贬低

Collins 星级

18,553

BNC 频率

15,936

使用频率

belittle由前缀be-和词根little组成。前缀be-表示使得，little表示小，因此belittle意为“使变小”或“贬低”。

例句

1. She felt hurt when her boss tried to belittle her ideas in the meeting.

她在会议上感觉受伤，因为她的老板试图贬低她的想法。

2. It's not polite to belittle someone else's achievements.

贬低别人的成就是不礼貌的。

3. He often belittles his own talents, not realizing how skilled he truly is.

他常常贬低自己的才能，却没有意识到自己其实很有才华。