debaseKK [dəˋbes] /dəˈbeɪs/發音de- 向下、除去+base 基礎→降到底部展開收合de-字首向下、除去base單字基礎字面:降到底部把地位、品格或價值往下壓到底 → 貶低、使墮落動詞1貶低、降低Constant advertising has debased the value of the award.不斷的廣告宣傳已經貶低了這個獎項的價值。2使墮落、玷污、敗壞正式He refused to debase himself by lying to his colleagues.他拒絕對同事說謊而使自己人格墮落。3使貶值經濟The government debased the currency by printing more money.政府大量印鈔,使貨幣貶值。