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disparagingly

/dih-spar-i-jing/US // dɪˈspær ɪ dʒɪŋ //

诋毁性地,贬低地,诋毁地,贬低

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adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : that disparages; tending to belittle or bring reproach upon: a disparaging remark.

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Examples

  • Some defendants reached a settlement with Kolfage that included an agreement to not publish anything about the other and to remove disparaging statements where possible.

  • Kolfage claimed the retired union representative had made a disparaging comment against him and veterans in general.

  • "I could never joke about their religion," he said, shaking his head disparagingly, visibly annoyed.

  • Gateshead has been disparagingly described as “a dirty lane leading to Newcastle;” but this was in the days that are no more.

  • But I offer you my apologies for having spoken disparagingly of your cousin.

  • He had never once dreamed that people might talk disparagingly about her in consequence.

  • As may be supposed, no one after this ventured to call Ellis a milksop, or to speak disparagingly of him in any other way.

  • When I had finished, they praised my play, it is true, but spoke very disparagingly of what I had performed.