Word · Frequency #9213
depreciation
贬值；跌价；折旧
核心释义
a decrease in price or value, especially of an asset over time or through use
- 1.
被贬低的状态；轻蔑
The state of being depreciated; disparagement.
- 2.
价格或价值的下降
a decrease in price or value
- 3.
资产价值的下降
The decline in value of assets.
- 4.
资产因过时或使用而价值减少
decrease in value of an asset due to obsolescence or use
- 5.
资产价值下降的衡量。不同于减值,后者衡量资产非计划性、异常的价值下降
The measurement of the decline in value of assets. Not to be confused with impairment, which is the measurement of the unplanned, extraordinary decline in value of assets.
- 6.
贬低某人或某事的言辞
a communication that belittles somebody or something
（会计）折旧；折旧费；贬低；轻蔑；被贬低的状态；轻蔑；价格或价值的下降；资产价值的下降
用法In use
The depreciation of the apartment is a big concern for buyers.
用法提示：depreciation 为名词，表示资产价值的下降。
Accountants calculate depreciation to spread the cost of machinery over its useful life.
用法提示：depreciation 为名词，指会计上的折旧费用。
Rapid depreciation makes some new cars a poor investment.
用法提示：depreciation 为名词，表示价值的快速下跌。
depreciation of the dollar against the yen
depreciation of sth
The depreciation of the currency affected imports.
货币贬值影响了进口。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- currency depreciation
- 货币贬值
- Currency depreciation can boost exports.货币贬值可以促进出口。
- depreciation expense
- 折旧费用
- The company recorded a large depreciation expense.该公司记录了一大笔折旧费用。
- depreciation allowance
- 折旧备抵
- The tax code includes a depreciation allowance for equipment.税法中包括设备折旧备抵。
- depreciation rate
- 折旧率
- The accountant calculated the annual depreciation rate.会计计算了年度折旧率。
- asset depreciation
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
贬值（depreciation）可拆解为de-（向下）＋preci（价值）＋ation，联想价值“往下跌”即贬值。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：会计、金融、经济学 通常用于会计和金融领域，表示资产价值下降或货币贬值。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All these words share the same stressed suffix /-ˈeɪʃən/, so they rhyme with 'depreciation'. The spelling pattern '-ation' is common, but note that words like 'differentiation' also end with '-ation' but may have different stress patterns.
一起学习词形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。
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