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

Degradation is the act of lowering something or someone to a less respected state. A president resigning from office is a degradation. It’s also a downcast state. Once the president has resigned, he might feel degradation.

The noun degradation is related to the verb degrade, which comes from the Latin degradare. Degradare comes from de-, meaning “down,” and gradus, meaning "step." You can think of a degradation as a step down, or feeling as though you’re a step below.

WORD FAMILY

degradation: degradations+/degrade: degradation, degraded, degrader, degrades, degrading/degraded: degradedly/degrader: degraders/degrading: degradingly

USAGE EXAMPLES

They show us the connection between environmental degradation, biomedical devastation and social disruption.

The Guardian(Dec 17, 2016)

The agency is reviewing hundreds of ECCs granted by previous governments including those granted to mines in a crackdown on environmental degradation.

Reuters(Dec 15, 2016)

It should be protected from potential degradation, not exposed to it.

Washington Times(Dec 14, 2016)

1n changing to a lower state (a less respected state)

Syn|Hypo|Hyper

debasement

dehumanisation, dehumanization

the act of degrading people with respect to their best qualities

animalisation, animalization, brutalisation, brutalization

an act that makes people cruel or lacking normal human qualities

barbarisation, barbarization

an act that makes people primitive and uncivilized

bastardisation, bastardization

an act that debases or corrupts

corruption, subversion

destroying someone's (or some group's) honesty or loyalty; undermining moral integrity

demoralisation, demoralization

destroying the moral basis for a doctrine or policy

constipation, deadening, impairment, stultification

the act of making something futile and useless (as by routine)

popularisation, popularization, vulgarisation, vulgarization

the act of making something attractive to the general public

profanation

degradation of something worthy of respect; cheapening

abasement, humiliation

depriving one of self-esteem

vulgarisation, vulgarization

the act of rendering something coarse and unrefined

comedown

decline to a lower status or level

change of state

the act of changing something into something different in essential characteristics

2n a low or downcast state

Syn|Hypo|Hyper

abasement, abjection

decadence, decadency, degeneracy, degeneration

the state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities

depth

(usually plural) a low moral state

humiliation

state of disgrace or loss of self-respect

单词	degradation
释义	degradation (once / 890 pages) n Degradation is the act of lowering something or someone to a less respected state. A president resigning from office is a degradation. It’s also a downcast state. Once the president has resigned, he might feel degradation. The noun degradation is related to the verb degrade, which comes from the Latin degradare. Degradare comes from de-, meaning “down,” and gradus, meaning "step." You can think of a degradation as a step down, or feeling as though you’re a step below. WORD FAMILY degradation: degradations+/degrade: degradation, degraded, degrader, degrades, degrading/degraded: degradedly/degrader: degraders/degrading: degradingly USAGE EXAMPLES They show us the connection between environmental degradation, biomedical devastation and social disruption. The Guardian(Dec 17, 2016) The agency is reviewing hundreds of ECCs granted by previous governments including those granted to mines in a crackdown on environmental degradation. Reuters(Dec 15, 2016) It should be protected from potential degradation, not exposed to it. Washington Times(Dec 14, 2016) 1n changing to a lower state (a less respected state) Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper debasement dehumanisation, dehumanization the act of degrading people with respect to their best qualities animalisation, animalization, brutalisation, brutalization an act that makes people cruel or lacking normal human qualities barbarisation, barbarization an act that makes people primitive and uncivilized bastardisation, bastardization an act that debases or corrupts corruption, subversion destroying someone's (or some group's) honesty or loyalty; undermining moral integrity demoralisation, demoralization destroying the moral basis for a doctrine or policy constipation, deadening, impairment, stultification the act of making something futile and useless (as by routine) popularisation, popularization, vulgarisation, vulgarization the act of making something attractive to the general public profanation degradation of something worthy of respect; cheapening abasement, humiliation depriving one of self-esteem vulgarisation, vulgarization the act of rendering something coarse and unrefined comedown decline to a lower status or level change of state the act of changing something into something different in essential characteristics 2n a low or downcast state Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper abasement, abjection decadence, decadency, degeneracy, degeneration the state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities depth (usually plural) a low moral state humiliation state of disgrace or loss of self-respect
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