英语词汇“detraction”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

detractdetract /dɪˈtrækt/ verb [intransitive]

ETYMOLOGYdetract

Origin: 1400-1500 Latin detractus, past participle of detrahere to take away

VERB TABLE

detract

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	detract
	he, she, it	detracts
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	detracted
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have detracted
	he, she, it	has detracted
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had detracted
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will detract
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have detracted

to make something seem less good than it really is: detract from The billboards detract from the city’s beauty.—detraction /dɪˈtrækʃən/ noun [countable, uncountable]