disparagement（名词）：贬低、贬损、诋毁；指用言语或态度降低他人/事物的价值或声誉。常见搭配：disparagement of（对……的贬低）。（也可用于更正式语境，如“损害名誉/商誉的言论”。）
/dɪˈspærɪdʒmənt/
Her remarks were a clear disparagement of his work.
她的言论明显是在贬低他的工作。
Despite repeated disparagement from critics, the artist continued refining her style and eventually gained recognition.
尽管屡遭评论家的贬损，这位艺术家仍持续打磨风格，最终获得了认可。
源自中古法语 disparagement，与动词 disparage（贬低）相关；其更早可追溯到古法语词根，含有“使不相称、使不相配”之意，后来引申为“认为不配而轻视、贬低”。
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