depreciate

pronunciation

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US [dɪˈpriːʃieɪt] word us audio image

  • vi.
    贬值,跌价
    轻视
  • vt.
    <正>贬低,轻视
    使贬值

Word Origin

depreciate 贬值

de-, 向下。-prec, 价格,价值,词源同price. 即贬值。

Antonym

vt. & vi.

esteem value appreciate

Example

1. Any new currency would depreciate and inflation would soar .
新发行的任何本币都会贬值,通胀将会飙升。
2. This alienation leads us to value things in an excessive way and then to depreciate ourselves and , by extension , do deny the humanity of our peers .
这种倾向导致我们用过分的手段去衡量事物的价值,然后贬低自己的价值,自然而然的,令我们否认了同类中人性的价值。
3. It would depreciate rapidly . But that is desperately needed .
它肯定会迅速贬值,但这是极为必要的。
4. How will global imbalances be corrected if surplus countries try to depreciate ?
如果贸易顺差的国家试图贬值的话,全球经济失衡将如何得到纠正?
5. The currencies of countries with full war chests did not depreciate ; some rose .
至于储备充足的国家,其货币不仅没有贬值,部分还有所上升。

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