depreciate
英[d?'pri???e?t;-s?-]
美[d?'pri??et]
- vt. 使貶值；貶低；輕視
- vi. 貶值；輕視；貶低
詞態變化
第三人稱單數:?depreciates;過去式:?depreciated;過去分詞:?depreciated;現在分詞:?depreciating;名詞:?depreciation;
助記提示
1. appreciate, precious => depreciate.
中文詞源
depreciate 貶值
de-, 向下。-prec, 價格，價值，詞源同price. 即貶值。
英文詞源
- depreciate
- depreciate: see price
- depreciate (v.)
- mid-15c., from Latin depretiatus, past participle of depretiare "to lower the price of, undervalue," from de- "down" (see de-) + pretium "price" (see price (n.)). Related: Depreciated; depreciating; depreciatory.
雙語例句
- 1. New cars start to depreciate as soon as they are on the road.
- 新車一上路就開始貶值。
來自《權威詞典》
- 2. The car value will depreciate by 2000 dollars in the first year.
- 汽車在第一年將減值大約2000美元.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 3. We must not depreciate the work she has done.
- 我們不要輕視她所做的工作.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. We think lower German interest rates in due course will allow European currencies to depreciate against the dollar bloc.
- 我們認為較低的德國利率到時候將容許歐洲貨幣相對于美元集團貨幣發生貶值。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. Don't depreciate my efforts to help / what I have done.
- 不要輕視我為幫忙所付出的努力[我已做的事].
來自辭典例句