deprecative
['deprɪkeɪtɪv]
- 不赞成的
- 恳求的
英英释义
- 1. tending to diminish or disparage;
- "belittling comments"
- "managed a deprecating smile at the compliment"
- "deprecatory remarks about the book"
- "a slighting remark"
- 2. given to expressing disapproval
英文词源
- 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.