| 词汇 | belittle |
| 词根词缀 | 词源： 1781, "to make small," from be- + little; first recorded in writings of Thomas Jefferson (and probably coined by him), who was roundly execrated for it in England:"Belittle! What an expression! It may be an elegant one in Virginia, and even perfectly intelligible; but for our part, all we can do is to guess at its meaning. For shame, Mr. Jefferson!" ["European Magazine and London Review," 1787, reporting on "Notes on the State of Virginia"; to guess was considered another barbarous Yankeeism.]The figurative sense of "depreciate, scorn as worthless" (as the reviewers did to this word) is from 1797. 词根记忆： 小看(be+little小→小看人)[be-①构成动词,表示"使…成为"②构成一些介词] 词根词缀： belittle belittle小看(be+little小=小看人) be-① 构成动词,表示”使…成为”beguile欺骗(be+guile欺骗) belie掩盖(be+lie说慌) bequeath遗留给,传下(be+queath要求=要求给某人=遗留给) besiege围攻(be+siege包围=包围起来) beware注意(be+ware注意) befriend友好对待(be+friend朋友) befool欺骗(be+fool笨蛋=使人成笨蛋=欺骗别人) befall降临,发生(be+fall掉下=掉下来=发生) belittle小看(be+little小=小看人) bewilder使…迷惑(be+wilder迷惑) ② 构成一些介词 before在前面(be+fore前面) beneath在下面(be+neath下面) |
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