degrading

UK //dɪˈɡreɪdɪŋ//US //dɪˈɡreɪdɪŋ//

词源

源自拉丁语 'degradare'（降级），由 'de-'（向下）和 'gradus'（等级）组成，17世纪进入英语。

❶ 指使人感到羞耻、丧失尊严的行为或情况，通常带有侮辱性或贬低性质。

“Being forced to beg for food was a degrading experience.”

（被迫乞讨食物是一种有损尊严的经历。）

“The workers protested against the degrading treatment by their employer.”

（工人们抗议雇主对他们的侮辱性对待。）

同义词:humiliating, demeaning, disrespectful, shaming, debasing

degrading treatment — 指对某人进行侮辱性或非人道的对待，常见于人权相关讨论中。

“Prisoners should never be subjected to degrading treatment.”

（囚犯绝不应遭受侮辱性对待。）

degrading comments — 带有贬低或侮辱性质的言论，可能涉及性别、种族等方面的歧视。

“The manager was fired for making degrading comments about women.”

（经理因发表贬低女性的言论被解雇。）