Self-deprecating
a. 自贬的, 谦虚的
🧩 词语组成解析
self
[self]
n. 自己;本人;本性;私利;
adj. 同一的;纯净的;单一的;
vt. 使自花授精;使近亲繁殖;
vi. 自花授精;
v. 不赞成, 反对( deprecate的现在分词 )
🗣️ 情景例句
No...I can't remember taking pictures of people exercising.
没有 ……我好像没有拍过人们练健身操的照片。
He ate it in no time.
他一下子把它吃掉了。
Fortunately for them, the Bank of England has a team called Mutilated Ladies which deals with claims from people who fed their money to a machine or to their dog.
对英国人来说，值得庆幸的是英国银行有一个残钞鉴别组，负责理那些把钱塞进机器或塞给狗的人提出的索赔要求。