debasement
debasement — 名詞
1. the act of making something worth less, work worse, or lose the respect it once
貶低；降格
使事物的價值、品質或所受尊重下降
the act of making something worth less, work worse, or lose the respect it once had
Eve argued that cheap reality shows had led to the debasement of public taste.
Eve 主張廉價的實境節目導致了大眾品味的低落。
the debasement of + abstract noun
The slow debasement of the coins, mixed with cheaper metal, made traders distrust them.
錢幣被慢慢摻入較便宜的金屬而貶值，讓商人不再信任它們。
debasement of currency / coins
Many readers saw the lazy sequel as a debasement of a much-loved story.
許多讀者認為這部草率的續集糟蹋了一個深受喜愛的故事。
Critics warned that constant lying brought a steady debasement of honest public debate.
評論家警告，不斷的謊言使誠實的公共辯論逐漸淪喪。
Hamza felt that taking the bribe was a deep debasement of everything he stood for.
Hamza 覺得收下那筆賄賂深深貶低了他所堅持的一切。
- degradation
stronger; stresses being dragged down to a shameful state
- devaluation
mainly about money or worth, less about dignity
- corruption
implies decay through dishonesty or misuse
- enhancement
raising value or quality
- elevation
lifting in worth, rank, or respect
文法句型
the debasement of + noun
用法筆記
Almost always uncountable and followed by 'of' naming what loses its worth (taste, values, currency, character). Common in formal writing about culture, money, and morals.