Word · Frequency #22692
demean
贬低；贬损
to lower someone in worth or character, usually by speaking
- 1.
To debase; to lower; to degrade.
贬低；降低；降级
- 2.
To subtract the mean from (a value, or every observation in a data set).
从(一个值或数据集中的每个观测值)中减去平均值
- 3.
To humble; to humiliate.
使谦卑；羞辱
- 4.
To mortify.
使感到屈辱
贬低；降低；降级；从(一个值或数据集中的每个观测值)中减去平均值；使谦卑；羞辱；使感到屈辱；贬低身分
In use
Please don't demean your colleagues by mocking their ideas in meetings.
She felt that taking the job would demean her, so she turned it down.
He demeaned himself by lying to his friends for money.
demean someone/oneself
直接接宾语，表示贬低某人或自己。
His comments demeaned her in front of everyone.
他的评论当众贬低了她。
demean oneself by doing something
by后接行为，表示通过某种方式贬低自己。
She would never demean herself by lying.
她绝不会说谎贬低自己。
demean someone with something
with后接工具或方式，表示用某物贬低。
Connections
Collocations
- demean yourself
- 贬低自己，自贬身份
- I won't demean myself by begging for their approval.我不会靠乞求他们的认可来贬低自己。
- feel demeaned
- 感到被贬低，感到屈辱
- She felt demeaned by the way her boss spoke to her.老板那样对她说话，她感到受到了羞辱。
- demeaning remark
- 贬低人的言语，有失身份的评论
- His demeaning remarks about her clothes upset everyone.他那些贬损她衣着的评论让大家都感到不快。
- demeaning treatment
- 侮辱性的对待，贬低人格的待遇
- No employee should have to put up with demeaning treatment.任何员工都不该忍受有辱人格的对待。
- demeaning job
- 有失身份的工作，低贱的工作
- He took a demeaning job to support his family.为了养家，他做了一份有失身份的工作。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：把别人压到‘低(de)’处，再骂他‘mean(卑劣)’，就是贬低、羞辱。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：formal writing、discussions of dignity and respect demean 表示“贬低、使屈辱”时通常较正式，多用于书面或正式场合（如讨论尊严、尊重）。日常口语里更常说 humiliate 或 belittle。
Pronunciation & Spelling
同韵词：mean /miːn/、bean /biːn/、seen /siːn/、queen /kwiːn/ 与 demean 中的 -mean 同音，韵脚为 /iːn/。注意拼写相近但发音不同的词：meant /ment/（ea 读 /e/）；meander /miˈændər/ 中的 mean 不读 /miːn/，而读 /miˈæn/。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.