• vt. 貶低...的身分；舉止

de-, 向下。mean,下賤的。即使下賤，貶損。比較debase.

demean (v.)

"lower in dignity," c. 1600, perhaps from de- "down" + mean (adj.) and modeled on debase. Indistinguishable in some uses from obsolete demean (see demeanor) which influenced it and may be its true source. Related: Demeaned; demeaning.

1. I wasn't going to demean myself by acting like a suspicious wife.

我不會表現得像個疑神疑鬼的妻子一樣自貶身價。

來自柯林斯例句

2. I wouldn't demean myself by asking for charity.

我決不低三下四地乞求施舍。

來自《權威詞典》

3. Don't demean yourself by telling such obvious lies.

你不要用這種明顯的謊言自貶人格.

來自辭典例句

4. Such lier will demean you.

這樣的謊言會貶低你的身份.

來自辭典例句

5. He find it demean to ask his wife to support the family.

他覺得讓妻子來養家虎口有損他的面子.

來自互聯網