demote

英语

词源

de- (“下”) +‎ promote (“升等级，升官阶”)

发音

• (标准英音) 国际音标^(帮助): /dɪˈməʊt/

• （英国南部）音频：

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• (美国) 国际音标^(帮助): /dɪˈmoʊt/
• 韵部：-əʊt

动词

demote (第三人称单数简单现在时 demotes，现在分词 demoting，一般过去时及过去分词 demoted)

1. (及物) 使...降职，贬职

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

   James由于不守纪律，被从副经理降职成了分店经理。

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

     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).

     （请为本引文添加中文翻译）

反义词

• (降职)： promote

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异序词

• emoted

拉丁语

分词

dēmōte

1. dēmōtus 的呼格阳性单数