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The character "贬", whose traditional form is "貶", combines the radical "貝" representing value or currency with the component "乏" implying shortage, a structure that originally conveyed the idea of reducing worth, as in economic devaluation. Its meaning later extended to denote the demotion of individuals within official hierarchies, and eventually generalized to express the act of belittling or criticizing, shifting from a concrete context of diminishment to one of verbal disparagement.
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不要贬低别人的努力。
他总是贬斥流行音乐。
这货币贬值得很厉害。
他被贬到一个偏远的分公司。
这种说法带有贬义。
评论家严厉贬损了这部新电影。
在逆境中，他从不自我贬抑。
由于他公开批评公司政策，不久就被贬职了。