self-deprecatingly
adverb uk/ˌselfˈdep.rə.keɪ.tɪŋ.li/ us/ˌselfˈdep.rə.keɪ.t̬ɪŋ.li/
自贬地,自谦地
in a way that tries to make yourself, your abilities, or your achievements seem less important
He is kind and self-deprecatingly funny. 他很善良,爱自嘲,挺有趣的。
"Of course, a child could do that," she said self-deprecatingly. “当然,就连孩子都能做到,”她自谦地说。
See: self-deprecating
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- He talked, self-deprecatingly , about the similarities between himself and his character on the show.
- To a packed house, she self-deprecatingly asked, "How many of you are family?"
- He is approaching 50 via a midlife crisis narrated self-deprecatingly and very humorously in his diary.
- At a pre-arranged press conference, he strode on stage clad in a pale suit, hands self-deprecatingly by his side.