to belittle; to disparage; to demean
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1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to belittle; to disparage; to speak negatively of someone
formal常指通过言语故意降低他人或事物的评价、声望或价值。语气通常较为正式或书面化。
Tā他
zǒng总
shì是
xǐ喜
huān欢
biǎn贬
sǔn损
tóng同
shì事
lái来
tái抬
gāo高
zì自
jǐ己
。
He always likes to belittle his colleagues to make himself look better.
Wǒ我
men们
bù不
néng能
wèi为
le了
jìng竞
zhēng争
ér而
è恶
yì意
biǎn贬
sǔn损
duì对
shǒu手
de的
chǎn产
pǐn品
。
We should not maliciously disparage a competitor's product for the sake of competition.
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Nà那
piān篇
píng评
lùn论
méi没
yǒu有
kè客
guān观
fēn分
xī析
，
zhǐ只
shì是
yī一
wèi味
de地
biǎn贬
sǔn损
。
That review did not offer an objective analysis; it was just pure disparagement.
Jiàn健
kāng康
de的
tǎo讨
lùn论
yīng应
gāi该
jī基
yú于
shì事
shí实
，
ér而
bù不
shì是
rén人
shēn身
biǎn贬
sǔn损
。
Healthy discussion should be based on facts, not personal disparagement.