demeaning

英 [dɪˈmiːnɪŋ]

美 [dɪˈmiːnɪŋ]

adj.  降低身份的; 失去尊严的
v.  降低身份; 失去尊重; 贬低; 贬损; 使失尊严
demean的现在分词

现在分词：demeaning　

BNC.20201 / COCA.15952

牛津词典

adj.

• 降低身份的；失去尊严的
  putting sb in a position that does not give them the respect that they should have
  1. He found it demeaning to work for his former employee.
     他觉得为自己以前的雇员工作有失体面。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 降低身份的;贬低的;贬损的
  Something that isdemeaningmakes people have less respect for the person who is treated in that way, or who does that thing.
  1. ...demeaning sexist comments...
     侮辱性的性别歧视言论
  2. Aid, however it is obtained, is demeaning to the recipients.
     不管救助是如何取得的，对受益人来说都不是很光彩的事。

英英释义

adj

• causing awareness of your shortcomings
  1. golf is a humbling game
  Synonym:humblinghumiliatingmortifying

双语例句

• One of them even dared insulting me and I had to delete her comment because it was really disrespectful and demeaning.
  其中一人甚至不敢侮辱我，我不得不删除她的说法，因为实在不尊重和贬低。
• That advertisement is demeaning to women.
  那份广告有损妇女身分。
• The Foxconn structure is very autocratic and can be, I think to some people, somewhat demeaning.
  富士康的结构非常专制，我认为对有些人甚至是有点有损人格的。
• In order to escape that demeaning ridicule and reclaim my dignity, I decided to run for Vice President the USA.
  为了逃避那些有损形象的嘲弄和维护自己的尊严，我决定竞选美国副总统。
• But the writer, who bills herself in her biography as "a feminist and former shrew," says she nearly ruined her marriage to husband john, 44, by becoming a control freak, constantly nagging and demeaning him.
  但是她在传记中说自己曾是“一个女权主义者，曾经是悍妇”，一个有控制欲的怪人。没完没了的唠叨找岔，贬低丈夫，几乎葬送她与44岁的丈夫约翰的婚姻。
• Please don't "reach out to me directly" unless you can actually afford me; it is demeaning and absurd to think that the sound of your voice would somehow change my opinion on this matter.
  如果你出不起这个价钱，请不要直接与我联系。想用你的声音来让我改变注意是很荒谬的，简直是对我的侮辱。
• Like others who have worked with Mr Gates, Mr Allen depicts the long-time head of Microsoft as aggressively competitive and demanding of employees to the point of demeaning them, though his account of his personal dealings with Mr Gates raises fresh questions about business ethics.
  和其他曾与盖茨共事的人一样，阿伦称微软的这位长期掌门人极其好争，对员工要求苛刻乃至有辱人格，不过他对自己与盖茨个人交往的叙述引发了有关商业道德的新疑问。
• He is prepared to accept any remunerative chore, however demeaning.
  不管多么低贱的杂活只要有报酬他都愿意干。
• It was a demeaning and ultimately frustrating experience.
  那是一次有失颜面并且令人沮丧至极的经历。
• This remains a waste of important resources and is frankly demeaning to older people.
  这是对重要资源的浪费，而且是在公然贬低长者。