deprecation
[,depri'keiʃən]
- n. 祈免；贬低；反对
英英释意
- 1. a prayer to avert or remove some evil or disaster
- 2. the act of expressing disapproval (especially of yourself)
英文词源
- deprecation (n.)
- c. 1500, "prayer to avert evil," from Middle French deprécation, from Latin deprecationem (nominative deprecatio), from past participle stem of deprecari "plead in excuse, avert by prayer," literally "to pray (something) away," from de- "away" (see de-) + precari "pray" (see pray). Sense of "disapproval" is first attested 1610s.