debasement

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The act of debasing or the state of being debased; a lowering or degradation, especially in character or quality. countable,uncountable
    — His large water-dog was acquainted with the fact, and upon the approach of his master, betrayed his sense of inferiority by a sanctity of deportment, a debasement of the ears, and a dropping of the lower jaw not altogether unworthy of a dog.
  2. The lowering of the value of a currency by reducing the amount of valuable metal in the coins. countable,uncountable

词形变化

debasements plural

词源

Etymology tree
English debase
Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥
Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom
Proto-Italic *-mentom
Latin -mentum
Old French -mentbor.
Middle English -ment
English -ment
English debasement
From debase + -ment.
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