Deprecation
[,depri'keiʃən]
解釋/意思:
(noun.) the act of expressing disapproval (especially of yourself).
(noun.) a prayer to avert or remove some evil or disaster.
錄入:基思--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(n.) The act of deprecating; a praying against evil; prayer that an evil may be removed or prevented; strong expression of disapprobation.
(n.) Entreaty for pardon; petitioning.
(n.) An imprecation or curse.
錄入:露西
例句/造句/用法:
- He pursued his theme, however, without noticing my deprecation. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 簡·愛.
- But now---- He shrugged his shoulders in humorous deprecation of the state of things which he had himself done so much to produce. 亞瑟·柯南·道爾. 福爾摩斯歸來記.
- No, no, dear, no, said Dorothea, putting up her hand with careless deprecation. 喬治·艾略特. 米德爾馬契.
- Not so, thought I, but I restrained deprecation, and sat quietly enough. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 維萊特.
- I am no judge of these things, said Dorothea, not coldly, but with an eager deprecation of the appeal to her. 喬治·艾略特. 米德爾馬契.
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