Denigrate /ˈdenɪɡreɪt/ v. 抹黑、詆毀、貶低 Meaning: to criticize someone or something unfairly 前綴: de- 向下 詞根:nigr- 表示黑, 比如對黑人種族歧視的那個詞nigger 后綴: -ate 動詞后綴, 比如graduate. I graduated from ABC university. e.g. The media tried to denigrate the company’s reputation. 媒體試圖抹黑公司的聲譽。 常見搭配: 1️⃣ denigrate someone’s reputation貶低某人的名譽 2️⃣ denigrate someone’s efforts 貶低某人的努力 3️⃣ publicly denigrate 公開貶低/抹黑