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detraction

英[dɪ'trækʃən] 美[dɪ'trækʃən]
  • n. 诽谤;减损

助记提示


1、de- "down" + tract- + -ion.

英文词源


detraction (n.)
mid-14c., from Old French detraccion "detraction, disparagement, denigration," from Latin detractionem (nominative detractio) "a drawing off," from past participle stem of detrahere "take down, pull down, disparage," from de- "down" (see de-) + trahere "to pull" (see tract (n.1)). The fem. form detractress is attested from 1716.

双语例句


1. Faced with such detraction, scientists characteristically retort that science, unlike witchcraft, works.
面对诋毁, 科学家们出于天性给予反驳,宣称科学不是巫术, 确实有效.

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2. Envy has no other quality But that of detraction from virtue.
嫉妒除了损坏美德外,别无可取之处.

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3. Envy has no other quality but that of detraction from virtue.
嫉妒除了毁损美德外,别无他用.

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4. Detraction will not suffer it.
毁谤不容许它这样做.

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5. Detraction pursues the great.
人大招物议,树大惹风吹.

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