denigrate

动词 v. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ˈdɛn.ɪ.ɡɹeɪ̯t/|/ˈden.ɪ.ɡɹeɪ̯t/    美 /ˈdɛn.ɪ.ɡɹeɪ̯t/|/ˈden.ɪ.ɡɹeɪ̯t/|/ˈden.ɪ.ɡɹæɪ̯t/

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To criticize so as to besmirch; traduce, disparage or defame. transitive
    — What grand engines they were! Yet I have noticed a disposition on the part of quite a diversity of present-day commentators to denigrate those engines.
  2. To treat as worthless; belittle, degrade or disparage. transitive
    — You have no right to denigrate people and things that you have no personal experience with.
  3. To blacken. rare,transitive
形容词 adj.
  1. Blackened. transitive

词形变化

denigrates present,singular,third-person denigrating participle,present denigrated participle,past denigrated past more denigrate comparative most denigrate superlative

词汇关系

衍生词
denigration denigrative denigrator denigratory

词源

词源 1
Derived from Latin dēnigrātus, the perfect passive participle of dēnigrō (“to blacken”) [see -ate (verb-forming suffix)], from dē- (“of; from”) + nigrō (“to blacken”) [from niger (“black”)]. Cognate with Middle English denigart(e) (“darkened, discolored”).
词源 2
Derived from Latin dēnigrātus, the perfect passive participle of dēnigrō (“to blacken”) [see -ate (verb-forming suffix)], from dē- (“of; from”) + nigrō (“to blacken”) [from niger (“black”)]. Cognate with Middle English denigart(e) (“darkened, discolored”).
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