self-abasement
UK/'selfә'beismәnt/US
GRE
Definitions
n.
The act of humbling, belittling, or degrading oneself
自我贬低，自我谦卑乃至自我羞辱
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedself-one's own person or thing
+
abasementroot
=self-abasement
self- (oneself) + abasement (a lowering, from a- + base 'low'). Lowering yourself — putting yourself down, whether out of humility, shame, or ritual.
Common Collocations
- 1.act of self-abasement自我贬低之举
- 2.ritual self-abasement仪式性自我贬抑
- 3.self-abasement and penance自我贬抑与苦修
Example Sentences
- 1.
The monk's diary describes years of self-abasement and penance.
- 2.
His constant apologies tipped into needless self-abasement.