deprecatory

1. Belittling comments; managed a deprecating smile at the compliment; deprecatory remarks about the book; a slighting remark.
   轻视的评论；在恭维的时候努力带上蔑视的笑容；对这本书轻蔑的评论；藐视的话。
2. From frank's deprecatory remarks about the money "people" owed him, she had imagined the sums to be small.
   从弗兰克不愿意提起“人们”欠他钱的态度来看，她一直以为这笔钱为数不多。
3. "And you have observed, my wife," said defarge, in a deprecatory manner," the anguish of his daughter, which must be a dreadful anguish to him!"
   “你也观察到，老婆，”德伐日央求道，“他女儿的痛苦，这对医生也是一种可怕的折磨！”

adj

1. tending to diminish or disparage
   1. belittling comments
   2. managed a deprecating smile at the compliment
   3. deprecatory remarks about the book
   4. a slighting remark

   Synonym:    belittlingdeprecatingdeprecativedepreciativedepreciatoryslighting