单词：deprecation
音标：[.depri'keiʃәn] ；
n. 强烈不赞成, 反对, 贬低
n. a prayer to avert or remove some evil or disaster
n. the act of expressing disapproval (especially of yourself)
n. the act of expressing disapproval (especially of yourself)
词型变化：名词复数形式 : deprecations
deprecation的用法和样例：
例句
用作名词(n.)
- He merely lifted his eyebrows in placid deprecation of himself and everybody else.他仅仅掀掀眉毛，平心静气地表示他自己和其他人的反对。
词汇搭配
- self-deprecating自贬的
经典引文
The censures of criticism, which, however, I shall not endeavour to soften by a formal deprecation.
出自：S. JohnsonA tone of gentle deprecation.
出自：Dickens
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