| 单词 | self-deprecatory | 
| 释义 | self-deprecatoryadj.  Involving or characterized by self-deprecation. Also: engaging in self-deprecation. Cf. self-depreciatory adj. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > misjudgement > 			[adjective]		 > underestimating or undervaluing > oneself self-depreciating1725 self-deprecating1835 self-depreciatory1842 self-deprecatory1850 self-sabotaging1940 1850    String of Pearls 337  				Arabella Wilmot..said to Ben in a low self-deprecatory tone—‘Oh, sir, I—I—have done something very wrong.’ 1895    Canad. Mag. Jan. 250/2  				This was indeed too self-deprecatory, as any person will acknowledge who has ever heard Mr. Belford in a Shakesperean reading. 1938    D. Thomas Coll. Lett. 		(1987)	 273  				Richard Church..who later confessed, with a self-deprecatory shrug and a half-wishful smile.., to a slight jealousy..of the vitality of modern youth. 1961    P. Jennings I said oddly, diddle I? 144  				This last always seems to me like a self-deprecatory clearing of the throat. 1991    Harper's Mag. Jan. 4/2  				He remains the dandyish observer, a gay guide to the ghetto without being pushy about it—self-deprecatory, serviceable, and tame. 2000    Guardian 2 May  ii. 5/5  				His self-deprecatory quips. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). <  | 
	
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