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de·cry AHD[dĭ-krīʹ] D.J.[dɪˈkraɪ]K.K.[dɪˈkraɪ]v.tr.（及物动词）de.cried, de.cry.ing, de.cries - To condemn openly.公开谴责
- To depreciate (currency, for example) by official proclamation or by rumor.贬低：通过官方声明或谣言贬低（例如货币）
- French décrier 法语 décrier
- from Old French descrier 源自 古法语 descrier
- des- [de-] des- [表示“否定”]
- crier [to cry] * see cry crier [叫喊] * 参见 cry
decriʹer n.（名词）decry, disparage, depreciate, derogate, belittle, minimize, downgrade- These verbs mean to think, write, or speak of as being of little value or importance.这些动词都表示当作没有什么价值或重要性的东西想、写出或说出来。
- Decry implies open denunciation or condemnation: Decry 含有公开谴责或批评的意思： A staunch materialist, he decries economy.一个坚定的唯物主义者公开谴责经济。
- Disparage often implies the communication of a low opinion by indirection: Disparage 常含有间接地表达轻视的意思： Some critics disparage psychoanalysis as being a pseudoscience. To 一些批评家轻蔑地把精神分析学看作是伪科学。
- depreciate is to assign a lower than customary value to someone or something: Depreciate 指给某人或某物的评价低于惯常人们的评价： Some musicologists depreciate Liszt's compositions.一些音乐学家贬低李斯特的作品。
- Derogate implies a detraction that impairs: Derogate 含有带损伤性质的贬低的意思： People often derogate what they don't understand.人们常诋毁他们不懂的东西。
- Belittle andminimize mean to make less important, butminimize strongly implies the minimum level: Belittle 和minimize 含有使…不那么重要的意思， 但minimize 暗指减到最低点： belittled the child's attempts to draw;轻视孩子为画画作出的尝试；trying to minimize the accomplishment. To 企图最大限度的贬低他们的成就。
- downgrade is to minimize in importance or estimation: Downgrade 指极力贬低重要性，或进行最低估计： Her rival downgraded the painting, calling it decorative but superficial. 她的对手极力贬低那幅画，称它华丽而肤浅
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