depreciate
英 [dɪ'priːʃɪeɪt; -sɪ-]
美 [dɪ'priʃɪet]
- vt. 使贬值；贬低；轻视
- vi. 贬值；轻视；贬低
助记提示
1. appreciate, precious => depreciate.
中文词源
depreciate 贬值de-, 向下。-prec, 价格，价值，词源同price. 即贬值。
英文词源
- 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.
双语例句
- 1. New cars start to depreciate as soon as they are on the road.
- 新车一上路就开始贬值。
来自《权威词典》
- 2. The car value will depreciate by 2000 dollars in the first year.
- 汽车在第一年将减值大约2000美元.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 3. We must not depreciate the work she has done.
- 我们不要轻视她所做的工作.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 4. We think lower German interest rates in due course will allow European currencies to depreciate against the dollar bloc.
- 我们认为较低的德国利率到时候将容许欧洲货币相对于美元集团货币发生贬值。
来自柯林斯例句
- 5. Don't depreciate my efforts to help / what I have done.
- 不要轻视我为帮忙所付出的努力[我已做的事].
来自辞典例句
