depreciated
用法要点
句型搭配
常用于被动语态或完成时态，表示价值已降低或被贬低，如 'has depreciated' 或 'was depreciated'。
介词用法
与 'in value' 搭配表示价值下降，如 'depreciated in value'；与 'against' 搭配表示相对于其他货币贬值，如 'depreciated against the dollar'。
语域说明
在商务和金融领域常见，指资产贬值；在一般语境中可表示贬低，但较正式，日常对话中更常用 'devalue' 或 'belittle'。
基础例句
My old phone has depreciated a lot since I bought it.
我的旧手机自从买来后贬值了很多。
He felt his hard work was depreciated by his boss.
他觉得自己的辛勤工作被老板轻视了。
The car's value depreciated quickly after the accident.
事故后，这辆车的价值迅速下跌。
高级例句
The company's assets were depreciated over a five-year period for tax purposes.
出于税务考虑，公司的资产在五年内进行了折旧。
In the economic report, the local currency depreciated against the US dollar due to inflation.
在经济报告中，由于通货膨胀，本地货币相对于美元贬值了。
The researcher argued that traditional methods are often depreciated in favor of new technologies.
研究人员认为，传统方法常因新技术而受到贬低。
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常见错误
depreciated 通常指价值下降，而非价格；价格变化常用 'decreased' 或 'dropped'，而 'depreciated' 更强调资产或货币的内在价值降低。
depreciated 在表示贬低时较正式，多用于抽象事物如贡献或价值；日常中贬低某人更常用 'belittled' 或 'criticized'，以避免不自然。
近义词辨析
devalued
devalued 通常指货币或资产被官方或市场主动降低价值，强调外部因素；depreciated 更常指自然或时间导致的贬值，如折旧。
The government devalued the currency to boost exports, while the car depreciated due to wear and tear.
diminished
diminished 泛指减少或减弱，可用于数量、重要性或强度；depreciated 特指价值下降，尤其在金融或会计语境中。
His influence diminished over time, whereas the equipment's value depreciated on the balance sheet.