depress
英[d?'pres]
美[d?'pr?s]
- vt. 壓抑；使沮喪；使蕭條
詞態變化
第三人稱單數:?depresses;過去式:?depressed;過去分詞:?depressed;現在分詞:?depressing;
中文詞源
depress 使抑郁，沮喪
de-, 向下。press, 壓，壓制。即壓制，引申詞義抑郁，沮喪。
英文詞源
- depress
- depress: see press
- depress (v.)
- early 14c., "put down by force," from Old French depresser, from Late Latin depressare, frequentative of Latin deprimere "press down," from de- "down" (see de-) + premere "to press" (see press (v.1)). Meaning "push down physically" is from early 15c.; that of "deject, make gloomy" is from 1620s; economic sense of "lower in value" is from 1878. Related: Depressed; depressing.
雙語例句
- 1. The rainy days always depress me.
- 雨天總是使我沮喪.
來自《現代英漢綜合大詞典》
- 2. I know he is too optimistic but I don't want to depress him.
- 我知道他太過樂觀了，但我不想令他灰心喪氣。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. When you depress a key of an organ, a note is sounded.
- 你壓下一個風琴鍵, 就會聽到一個音符響.
來自辭典例句
- 4. Small doses depress salivary and bronchial secretion and sweating.
- 小劑量可抑制唾液分泌、支氣管分泌及出汗.
來自辭典例句
- 5. Some medicines depress the action of the heart.
- 有些藥物會減弱心臟的功能.
來自辭典例句