debase
UK/di'beis/US
GREC2
释义
v.
To lower the quality, value, or character of something
降低（品质、价值或品格），贬低
v.
To reduce the value of a currency by adding cheaper metal
（掺入廉价金属）使货币贬值
词根拆分
词根派生de-（向下）+ base（基础/层级）= 把某物拉到应有层级之下。最初用于货币：debase a coin 指掺入廉价金属使其贬值。意象扩展到品质、语言与尊严。
词根 base 还连着 5 个词常用搭配
- 1.debase the currency使货币贬值
- 2.debase oneself作践自己
- 3.debase the value降低价值
- 4.debase standards降低标准
例句
- 1.
Cheap imitations debased the brand's image.
廉价的仿冒品贬损了这个品牌的形象。
- 2.
He refused to debase himself by begging.
他拒绝靠乞求来作践自己。
- 3.
Rulers once debased the coinage to fund wars.
统治者曾掺假货币以筹措战费。