deprecation

• n. 强烈不赞成；反对
• n. 祈免

英英释义

Noun:

1. a prayer to avert or remove some evil or disaster

2. the act of expressing disapproval (especially of yourself)

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. 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。

经典引文

• The censures of criticism, which, however, I shall not endeavour to soften by a formal deprecation.

  出自： S. Johnson

• A tone of gentle deprecation.

  出自： Dickens

词汇搭配

• self-deprecating 自贬的

近反义词

【近义词】

• disapproval 不赞成
• denigration 诋毁
• condemnation 谴责
• censure 责难
• criticism 批评