self-abasement
noun [ U ] uk/ˌself.əˈbeɪs.mənt/ us/ˌself.əˈbeɪs.mənt/
自贬
the act of making yourself seem less important or less deserving of respect than you are or should be
Some readers may feel that, even in the cause of self-abasement, some things would have been better left unsaid.
He has built an entire career on self-abasement. 他的整个职业生涯都建立在自卑的基础上。
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- Perhaps just for once we should not indulge in guilt-ridden self-abasement.
- There is something offputting about his mixture of self-abasement and cocky self-regard.
- The movie follows the descent into self-abasement of a beautiful actress.