depreciate
/dɪˈpriːʃieɪt/ (bre, ipa) · /dɪˈpriːʃieɪt/ (ame, ipa) · /di-ˈprē-shē-ˌāt/ (ame, mw)
depreciate — 動詞
- depreciatepresent simple I / you / we / they
- depreciateshe / she / it
- depreciatedpast simple
- depreciating-ing form
1. to become worth less, or to make something worth less, gradually as time passes.
貶值
價值慢慢變低
to become worth less, or to make something worth less, gradually as time passes.
Linh's scooter will depreciate quickly if she never services it.
Linh 的機車如果從不保養，會很快貶值。
intransitive: asset loses value over time
After the policy announcement, the peso depreciated against the dollar overnight.
政策宣布後，披索在一夜之間對美元貶值了。
currency depreciate against another currency
Heavy smoke damage depreciated the old apartment before the sale.
嚴重的煙燻損害讓那間老公寓在出售前貶值了。
Christopher worried that the flooded basement would depreciate his house.
Christopher 擔心淹水的地下室會讓他的房子貶值。
- appreciate
to become worth more over time
- gain value
plain, non-technical opposite
文法句型
something depreciates
depreciate something
用法筆記
Can be intransitive or transitive. Distinguish from sense 3: this sense is about real-world worth going down, not a formal accounting entry on company books.
常見錯誤
2. to treat someone or something as less important or less worthy than they really
貶低；看輕
把人或事物說得不重要
to treat someone or something as less important or less worthy than they really are.
The columnist's joke depreciated the nurses' work during the strike.
那位專欄作家的笑話在罷工期間貶低了護理師的工作。
depreciate + someone's work or contribution
Wren refused to depreciate a teammate's effort after the difficult match.
Wren 拒絕在那場艱難的比賽後看輕隊友的努力。
Those comments depreciate small local museums as if they do not matter.
那些評論把小型地方博物館貶低得好像一點也不重要。
By laughing at the village school, the host depreciated its success.
主持人拿那所鄉村學校開玩笑，貶低了它的成就。
文法句型
depreciate someone or something
用法筆記
Usually appears in formal writing or criticism. Distinguish from sense 1: this use lowers status or respect, not price or market value.
3. to record part of a physical asset's cost as an expense by reducing its book val
提列折舊
在帳上逐年減記資產價值
to record part of a physical asset's cost as an expense by reducing its book value year by year.
The company depreciates each delivery van over six years.
這家公司把每一台送貨車按六年提列折舊。
depreciate + asset + over + period
Our accountant depreciated the factory machines before closing the books.
我們的會計在結帳前替工廠機器提列了折舊。
Mateo asked whether the new printer should be depreciated monthly.
Mateo 問這台新印表機是否應該按月提列折舊。
Aoi learned that office chairs can be depreciated, but land cannot.
Aoi 知道辦公椅可以提列折舊，但土地不行。
- write down
broader accounting term for reducing a recorded value
- amortize
close in accounting meaning, but more often used for intangible assets
文法句型
depreciate an asset
be depreciated over a period
用法筆記
Used for accounting treatment of tangible assets such as vehicles, tools, and machines. Distinguish from sense 1: the market price may change separately, but this sense is about what the accounts record.