demoteKK [dɪˋmot] /dɪˈmoʊt/發音de- 向下、除去+mote 移動→向下移動展開收合de-字首向下、除去mote字根移動字面：向下移動把人的職位往下移 → 降職、降級。動詞1降職、降級、貶職常用被動He was demoted to assistant manager after the incident.那起事件之後，他被降職為副理。2降等、降格、貶低Astronomers demoted Pluto to the status of a dwarf planet.天文學家把冥王星降格為矮行星。