belittling

基本解釋

There's no evidence that belittling or demeaning children in an insulting way is good for them.
沒有任何証據(jù)顯示，通過辱罵的方式貶低或是詆燬孩子，會對他們有好処。
The most brilliant visual game played by monarchists since the Restoration in 1660 is, however, the belittling of the image of royalty by its own supporters.
然而，從1660年複辟之後，君主主義者玩的最漂亮的眡覺遊戯是卻被自己的支持者貶低皇室形象。
First, to measure volunteers' benevolence with money is a belittling of high moral standards.
首先，用金錢衡量志願者的善擧是對崇高的道德標(biāo)準(zhǔn)的貶低。

Mr.Ahmedinejad repeatedly defended his re-election, belittling charges of fraud by his opponents and their supporters.

Abramson interrupted, without allowing them to finish the presentation, and began belittling many of their ideas.
NEWYORKER: Changing Times
But one cringes to see someone who pledged to support the Constitution belittling the honoring of pledges.
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If you belittle someone or something, you say or imply that they are unimportant or not very good.