self-deprecatory
adjective formal uk/ˌselfˈdep.rə.kə.tər.i/ us/ˌselfˈdep.rə.kə.tɔːr.i/
自我贬低的;自贬的
trying to make yourself, your abilities, or your achievements seem less important
With a mixture of clever timing and self-deprecatory humour, he charms even his most grudging critics.
Ask her for her own favourite career memories and the first is typically self-deprecatory. 问她最喜欢的职业回忆,她的第一个回答通常是自嘲。
Synonym: self-deprecating
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- He's self-deprecatory, acerbic, and sharp, and he wreaks revenge on all those people who bullied him when he was young.
- "Well I'm not exactly a super-model, am I?" she says, with a self-deprecatory smile.
- This response is typical of the man: witty and self-deprecatory, but evasive and potentially misleading.