deprecative
发音
How to pronounce deprecative in British English:
英 ['deprɪkeɪtɪv]
How to pronounce deprecative in American English:
美 ['deprəˌkeɪtɪv]
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- Adjective:
- tending to diminish or disparage
- given to expressing disapproval
单词词源
- deprecative (adj.)
- mid-15c., "praying for deliverance," from Middle French déprécatif (13c.), from Late Latin deprecativus, from past participle stem of Latin deprecari (see deprecation). Related: Deprecatively.