it is demeaning (for sb) to do sth
It is demeaning for a professional to beg for work.
专业人士乞求工作是有失身份的。
有损人格的；降低身份的
贬低的；有损尊严的；使人意识到自身缺点的；降低身份的；有损人格的
reducing in worth or character; humiliating
贬低的；有损尊严的
Degrading; that degrades.
使人意识到自身缺点的
causing awareness of your shortcomings
He found the task of cleaning the office for no reason demeaning.
他觉得无缘无故打扫办公室这项工作有损人格。
用法提示：demeaning 用作表语，表示‘有损人格的’。
The manager's demeaning comments made everyone in the meeting uncomfortable.
经理那些有损人格的评论让会议室里的每个人都不自在。
用法提示：demeaning 作定语修饰 comments，意为‘侮辱性的、有损人格的’。
Refusing to apologize would be demeaning to her dignity.
拒绝道歉会有损她的尊严。
用法提示：demeaning 作表语，后接 to，表示‘降低身份、有损尊严的’。
It is demeaning for a professional to beg for work.
专业人士乞求工作是有失身份的。
She found the task of cleaning toilets demeaning.
她认为清洗厕所的工作有损人格。
The remark was demeaning to women.
那句话对女性有侮辱性。
grammar · medium
易错句子That is a demean task.
正确表达That is a demeaning task.
错误：将动词原形“demean”用作形容词定语。改正：使用形容词“demeaning”修饰名词“task”。
grammar · medium
易错句子His behavior demeaning me.
正确表达His behavior is demeaning to me.
错误：遗漏系动词且缺少介词，将形容词“demeaning”当成及物动词。改正：加入系动词“is”和介词“to”，表示“对某人而言有辱人格”。
degrading强调地位或级别的降低，而demeaning更侧重有损人格尊严
belittling侧重于言语上使某人感到渺小，而demeaning可指行为或待遇降低人格
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