Word · Frequency #18553
belittles
贬低；轻视
belittles is the third person singular of belittle.
核心释义
To say that someone or something is less important or capable than they really are, especially to show contempt.
- 1.
故意说(某人或某事)比实际更小或更不重要,尤其是为了表示轻蔑或贬低。
To knowingly say that (someone or something) is smaller or less important than it actually is, especially as a way of showing contempt or deprecation.
- 2.
使变小。
To make small.
使变小；缩小；故意说(某人或某事)比实际更小或更不重要,尤其是为了表示轻蔑或贬低。；使变小。；轻视；贬低
用法In use
He often belittles his colleagues' achievements.
用法提示：belittles 是动词 belittle 的第三人称单数形式，表示‘贬低’。
She felt belittled by his condescending remarks.
用法提示：belittled 是过去分词，此处表示被动意义‘被轻视’。
Belittling someone's efforts is never a good way to motivate them.
用法提示：Belittling 是动名词形式，作为主语，表示‘贬低’这个行为。
belittle sb/sth
belittle 是及物动词，后接人或事物作宾语。
Don't belittle her achievements.
别贬低她的成就。
be belittled by sb/sth
被动形式 be belittled by 强调动作的承受者。
The staff were belittled by the new manager.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- belittle someone
- 贬低某人
- A good manager never belittles team members.好经理从不贬低团队成员。
- belittle yourself
- 贬低自己；妄自菲薄
- Don't belittle yourself — you have real talent.别妄自菲薄——你很有天赋。
- belittle someone's achievements
- 贬低某人的成就
- He always belittles his colleagues' achievements to feel superior.他总是贬低同事们的成就，以显示自己优越。
- belittle someone's efforts
- 贬低某人的努力
- Please don't belittle her efforts; she worked very hard.请不要贬低她的努力；她工作非常努力。
- belittle the importance of something
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
把别人看成little（小），就是在belittle（贬低）他。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：formal writing、everyday conversation belittle 通常用于较正式或书面语境，也可在日常对话中出现，表示故意贬低人或事物的价值；带有明显的负面评价色彩。
语法说明Grammar Note
通常接名词或代词，表示轻视、贬低。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
与 belittle（/bɪˈlɪtəl/）押韵的词都含相同的 /ɪtəl/ 结尾，如 little、whittle、brittle。注意形近但音不同的 lookalike：believe /bɪˈliːv/ 和 beetle /ˈbiːtəl/ 元音不同，不押韵。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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