Word · Frequency #14849
undervaluing
低估；低估…的价值
undervaluing is the present participle of undervalue.
assign too low a value to something
- 1.
To underestimate, or assign too low a value to (something or someone); to have too little regard for.
低估；过低评价；轻视。
看轻；轻视；低估；过低评价；轻视。；低估...之价值；低估；看轻；[经] 低估
In use
Many employers undervalue the importance of a good work-life balance.
She felt that her contributions to the project were undervalued by the team.
Investors should be careful not to undervalue a company with strong long-term growth.
undervalue sth/sb
undervalue 既可指低估价值，也可指轻视某人或某事物。
Don't undervalue your own skills.
不要低估你自己的技能。
be undervalued (by sb/sth)
被动语态常用于强调被低估的对象，如股票、房产或人的贡献。
Their work is often undervalued.
他们的工作常常被低估。
Verb forms
base undervalue · third person undervalues · -ing undervaluing · past undervalued · past participle undervalued
规则动词：过去式和过去分词均为 undervalued，现在分词为 undervaluing；意为“低估、看轻”。
Common mistakes
You shouldn't undervalue on your abilities.You shouldn't undervalue your abilities.
undervalue 是及物动词，直接接宾语，不需要介词 on；汉语“对……低估”中的“对”不能直译为 on。
The undervalue of her hard work made her unhappy.The undervaluing of her hard work made her unhappy.
undervalue 是动词，不能当名词用；表达“低估”这个动作或概念时，要用动名词 undervaluing 接 of。
Connections
Collocations
- undervalue employees
- 低估员工价值
- A good manager never undervalues employees.好的管理者绝不会低估员工的价值。
- feel undervalued
- 感到不被重视
- She left the company because she felt undervalued.她因为感到不被重视而离开了公司。
- undervalue the importance of
- 低估……的重要性
- Don't undervalue the importance of regular exercise.不要低估经常锻炼的重要性。
- undervalue your skills
- 低估自己的技能
- Job seekers often undervalue their skills in interviews.求职者在面试中常常低估自己的技能。
- undervalue a currency
- 低估货币价值
- Critics say the country deliberately undervalues its currency.批评者说该国故意低估其货币价值。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
under（低于）+ value（价值）：把价值看得低于实际，就是“低估”。想想 under 是“在下面”，价值被压到了下面。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：financial/economic valuation、workplace or personal assessment undervalue 的正式程度随使用场景变化：在金融、商业或书面分析中（如谈论资产、货币或公司的估值）语气较正式；在评价个人贡献、能力或感受的场合中则接近中性，日常沟通中也可使用。建议根据搭配和语境决定，不必刻意回避正式表达。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 undervalue 押韵（韵脚 /væljuː/）的有 value、overvalue、devalue、revalue。注意 valve /vælv/ 拼写相近但读音不同；evaluate /ɪˈvæljueɪt/ 含相同词根，但结尾发 /eɪt/，不算押韵。
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。
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.