demeaning
英 [dɪˈmiːnɪŋ]
美 [dɪˈmiːnɪŋ]
adj. 降低身份的; 失去尊严的
v. 降低身份; 失去尊重; 贬低; 贬损; 使失尊严
demean的现在分词
现在分词：demeaning
BNC.20201 / COCA.15952
牛津词典
adj.
- 降低身份的；失去尊严的
putting sb in a position that does not give them the respect that they should have- He found it demeaning to work for his former employee.
他觉得为自己以前的雇员工作有失体面。
- He found it demeaning to work for his former employee.
柯林斯词典
- ADJ-GRADED 降低身份的;贬低的;贬损的
Something that isdemeaningmakes people have less respect for the person who is treated in that way, or who does that thing.- ...demeaning sexist comments...
侮辱性的性别歧视言论 - Aid, however it is obtained, is demeaning to the recipients.
不管救助是如何取得的，对受益人来说都不是很光彩的事。
- ...demeaning sexist comments...
英英释义
adj
- causing awareness of your shortcomings
- golf is a humbling game
双语例句
- I will test you in ways that you will often consider unfair, demeaning, and illegal.
我将会用你们通常认为不公平，下贱的和不合法的方法考验。 - What can managers do to maintain control but do so in a way that isn't demeaning to employees?
管理者应该做些什么才是既保证这种控制同时又不降低员工身份？ - Managing director Roger French said:` A lady complained to us that she thought the language used by a driver was demeaning to her.
总经理罗杰·弗兰齐说：有位女士向我们投诉，她认为司机使用这样的语言对她是种侮辱。 - In order to escape that demeaning ridicule and reclaim my dignity, I decided to run for Vice President the USA.
为了逃避那些有损形象的嘲弄和维护自己的尊严，我决定竞选美国副总统。 - But the writer, who bills herself in her biography as "a feminist and former shrew," says she nearly ruined her marriage to husband john, 44, by becoming a control freak, constantly nagging and demeaning him.
但是她在传记中说自己曾是“一个女权主义者，曾经是悍妇”，一个有控制欲的怪人。没完没了的唠叨找岔，贬低丈夫，几乎葬送她与44岁的丈夫约翰的婚姻。 - Aid, however it is obtained, is demeaning to the recipients.
不管救助是如何取得的，对受益人来说都不是很光彩的事。 - That advertisement is demeaning to women.
那份广告有损妇女身分。 - But some of Doyle's ideas seem demeaning and questionable.
但是，劳拉·多伊尔的某些观点看起来似乎有损自尊，很成问题。 - Remember, if he is not complimenting your efforts, is tending towards being abusive or is demeaning you, you can simply quit the job.
记住，如果他不赞赏你的努力，很容易变成辱骂或是贬低你，你应该爽快的辞职。 - Besides, the chore of gathering data for someone else can feel demeaning, even counterproductive.
除此之外，为其他人收集数据的杂活会让人觉得贬低身份，甚至起反作用。