If you denigrate someone or something, you criticize them unfairly or insult them.
例句
The amendment prohibits obscene or indecent materials which denigrate the objects or beliefs of a particular religion...该修正案对贬损某一宗教教物或信仰的淫秽或不雅内容予以禁止。The Canadian Supreme Court ruled that the State can ban pornographic images which 'denigrate women'.加拿大最高法院裁定国家有权查禁“侮辱女性”的色情图片。
英汉词典释义
vt.
<正>诋毁,诽谤
It was unkind to denigrate her achievement.贬低她的成就是刻薄的。To assert this is to denigrate the effectiveness of the police.坚持这一点就是贬低警方的办事能力。
英英词典释义
Verb
1. belittle;
"Don't belittle his influence"
2. charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone;
"The journalists have defamed me!" "The article in the paper sullied my reputation"