depreciate
UK/di'pri:ʃieit/US/di'pri:ʃieit/
TOEFLGREC2
释义
v.
To fall in value over time
贬值;折旧;跌价
v.
To reduce the value of an asset in accounts over its useful life
(会计)计提折旧
v.
To belittle or speak of as unimportant
贬低;轻视
词根拆分
词根派生de-(向下)+ preci(价值)+ -ate(动词)="把价值往下压"。来自拉丁语 depretiare。appreciate 的正反面。用于钱(货币贬值)、资产(汽车折旧)和言语(depreciate 某人的努力 = 把它说低)。
词根 pric 还连着 56 个词为什么是这个意思
depreciate 最好作为 appreciate 的镜像来记:de-(向下)对 ap-(朝向/估值上升)。两者都继承 pretiare("估价");appreciate 把价值估高,depreciate 估低。"贬低"义就是把同样的"向下"动作用在人而非钱上。
常用搭配
- 1.depreciate in value价值下跌
- 2.rapidly depreciate迅速贬值
- 3.depreciate against the dollar对美元贬值
- 4.self-depreciating自贬的
例句
- 1.
New cars depreciate quickly in the first few years.
新车在头几年贬值很快。
- 2.
The local currency has depreciated sharply against the dollar.
当地货币对美元大幅贬值。
- 3.
He tends to depreciate his own achievements out of modesty.
出于谦虚,他总爱贬低自己的成就。
易混词辨析
depreciate / deprecate——极易混:depreciate = 贬值(车贬值)。deprecate = 表示反对/标记为弃用(这个 API 被弃用了)。词根不同;只有 depreciate 属于本词根。