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单词 self-deprecation
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Definition of self-deprecation in English:

self-deprecation

noun ˌsɛlfdɛprɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)nˌsɛlfˌdɛprəˈkeɪʃ(ə)n
mass noun
  • Modesty about or criticism of oneself.

    an artist with a penchant for wry self-deprecation
    Example sentencesExamples
    • His eye for detail, his re-creation of dialogue, his ironic tone, his self-deprecation, all serve a memoirist well.
    • The wry Irishman breaks into a gentle smirk, conveying the whiff of arch self-deprecation.
    • I think this is a person to whom self-deprecation does not come easily.
    • Neither my wife nor I are into self-deprecation or make any lame attempts to be self-effacing.
    • Despite the occasional jab at reigniting the battle of the sexes, the unspoken theme of the evening seemed to be cheerful self-deprecation.
    • He delivers certain lines with cutting self-deprecation, others with calculated softness.
    • My self-deprecation was met with the expected false dissent.
    • The most important weapon in the arsenal of the satirist is a rifle made entirely of self-deprecation.
    • In a recent self-examination of what makes me laugh, one of the key ingredients I came up with is self-deprecation.
    • He poked fun at his own career with endearing self-deprecation.
 
 

Definition of self-deprecation in US English:

self-deprecation

nounˌselfˌdeprəˈkāSH(ə)nˌsɛlfˌdɛprəˈkeɪʃ(ə)n
  • Modesty about or criticism of oneself.

    an artist with a penchant for wry self-deprecation
    Example sentencesExamples
    • His eye for detail, his re-creation of dialogue, his ironic tone, his self-deprecation, all serve a memoirist well.
    • The most important weapon in the arsenal of the satirist is a rifle made entirely of self-deprecation.
    • My self-deprecation was met with the expected false dissent.
    • He delivers certain lines with cutting self-deprecation, others with calculated softness.
    • I think this is a person to whom self-deprecation does not come easily.
    • He poked fun at his own career with endearing self-deprecation.
    • The wry Irishman breaks into a gentle smirk, conveying the whiff of arch self-deprecation.
    • In a recent self-examination of what makes me laugh, one of the key ingredients I came up with is self-deprecation.
    • Despite the occasional jab at reigniting the battle of the sexes, the unspoken theme of the evening seemed to be cheerful self-deprecation.
    • Neither my wife nor I are into self-deprecation or make any lame attempts to be self-effacing.
 
 
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