depreciate
v 降价,贬值(de去掉+prec+iate→去掉价值→贬值)
释义2:
depreciate
/ dI5pri:Fi:7eIt /
◙ verb1. [no obj.] diminish in value over a period of time• 贬值,跌价 »sterling is expected to depreciate against the dollar. 预料英镑对美元的比价将要下跌。 [with obj.] reduce the recorded value in a company's books of (an asset) each year over a predetermined period• 降低资产价值(指在事前确定的时期内每年一次降低公司资产账目中所登录的价值)2. [with obj.] disparage or belittle (something)• 贬低;轻视 »she was already depreciating her own aesthetic taste. 她对自己的审美力评价已有所降低。【派生】
♦ depreciatory adjective【语源】
1. late Middle English (in sense 2): from late Latin depreciat- 'lowered in price, undervalued', from the verb depreciare, from Latin de- 'down' + pretium 'price'
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