(每日一词）denigrate

Denigrate /ˈdenɪɡreɪt/ v. 抹黑、诋毁、贬低

Meaning: to criticize someone or something unfairly

前缀: de-  向下

词根:nigr- 表示黑, 比如对黑人种族歧视的那个词nigger 

后缀: -ate 动词后缀, 比如graduate. I graduated from ABC university. 

e.g. The media tried to denigrate the company’s reputation. 媒体试图抹黑公司的声誉。

常见搭配:

1️⃣ denigrate someone’s reputation贬低某人的名誉

2️⃣ denigrate someone’s efforts 贬低某人的努力

3️⃣ publicly denigrate 公开贬低/抹黑