demote

英語

詞源

de- (「下」) +‎ promote (「升等級，升官階」)

發音

• (標準英音) 國際音標^(幫助)：/dɪˈməʊt/

• （英國南部）音頻

  （文檔）

• (美國) 國際音標^(幫助)：/dɪˈmoʊt/
• 韻部：-əʊt

動詞

demote (第三人稱單數簡單現在時 demotes，現在分詞 demoting，一般過去時及過去分詞 demoted)

1. (及物) 使...降職，貶職

   James was demoted from branch manager to assistant manager due to his poor discipline.

   James由於不守紀律，被從副經理降職成了分店經理。

   • 1984, Ronald C. Egan, The Literary Works of Ou-yang Hsiu (1007-72)‎^[1], Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL，頁號 93:

     In 1036, shortly after arriving at Yi-ling, Ou-yang Hsiu sent a lengthy letter to his friend, Yin Shu, who had been demoted at the same time as Ou-yang Hsiu and sent to Ying-chou (modern Chung-hsiang, Hupeh).

     （請為本引文添加中文翻譯）

反義詞

• (降職)： promote

相關詞彙

找不到分類來自原始印歐語詞根*ine-的英語詞

異序詞

• emoted

拉丁語

分詞

dēmōte

1. dēmōtus 的呼格陽性單數