Word · Frequency #22863
depreciate
贬值；跌价
to lose value over time
常指货币或资产随时间价值下降
- 1.
To lessen in price or estimated value; to lower the worth of.
降低价格或估值；贬低价值。
- 2.
To decline in value over time.
随时间贬值。
- 3.
To belittle or disparage.
轻视或贬低。
使贬值；降低…的价值；降低价格或估值；贬低价值。；随时间贬值。；轻视或贬低。；贬值
In use
New cars depreciate quickly, so many people buy used ones.
The laptop's value depreciated after the screen cracked.
If you use a phone for two years, it usually depreciates by half.
sth depreciates
不及物用法，主语是物品本身，表示“贬值、跌价”。
New cars depreciate quickly in the first few years.
新车在头几年贬值很快。
depreciate sth
及物用法，后接受贬值影响的事物，表示“使…贬值、降低…的价值”。
The accident depreciated the car.
事故使汽车贬值了。
Verb forms
base depreciate · third person depreciates · -ing depreciating · past depreciated · past participle depreciated
depreciate 可作不及物动词（贬值）或及物动词（贬低、降低价值），过去式和过去分词均为 depreciated。
Common mistakes
Connections
Collocations
- depreciate in value
- 贬值；价值下降
- A new car depreciates in value the moment you drive it off the lot.新车一开出停车场就贬值了。
- depreciate over time
- 随时间贬值；随着时间推移而贬值
- Electronic gadgets tend to depreciate over time as newer models appear.随着新型号的出现，电子产品往往会随时间推移而贬值。
- depreciate rapidly
- 迅速贬值；快速贬值
- Luxury cars typically depreciate rapidly in the first few years.豪华车通常在头几年迅速贬值。
- depreciate against the dollar
- 对美元贬值
- The Brazilian real has depreciated sharply against the dollar this year.今年巴西雷亚尔对美元大幅贬值。
- depreciate an asset
- 使资产折旧；对资产计提折旧
- Accountants depreciate intangible assets over their expected useful life.会计师按预期使用寿命对无形资产计提折旧。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆联想：与 appreciate（增值）相反，depreciate 表示价值向下走，即贬值、降价。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：finance、accounting depreciate 多用于正式语境。作不及物动词时，通常指货币或资产贬值，常见于财经报道或经济分析；作及物动词时，在会计中表示对资产计提折旧，正式语中也用来表示贬低。日常口语中更常说 lose value 或 go down in value。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Only appreciate rhymes with depreciate: both stress /priːʃieɪt/. Beware lookalikes ending in -ciate or -tiate (associate, negotiate, officiate, enunciate, initiate): their stressed vowels differ (enunciate also uses /s/ instead of /ʃ/), so they do not rhyme.
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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