cheapening
用法要点
句型搭配
常用于描述过程或结果,如 'lead to the cheapening of' 表示导致贬值,或 'is cheapening' 表示正在发生贬值。
介词用法
常与 'of' 连用表示贬值的对象,如 'cheapening of products';也可用 'in' 表示在某个方面贬值,如 'cheapening in quality'。
语域说明
多用于正式或商务语境,描述经济、市场或社会现象;在日常对话中较少使用,更常见于书面语或专业讨论。
基础例句
The constant sales are cheapening the value of our products in customers' eyes.
频繁的促销活动正在降低我们产品在顾客眼中的价值。
I worry that using too many discounts might lead to the cheapening of our brand.
我担心使用太多折扣可能会导致我们品牌贬值。
They're cheapening the experience by cutting corners on quality.
他们通过降低质量来贬低体验感。
This strategy risks cheapening the whole industry's reputation.
这种策略有使整个行业声誉贬值的风险。
高级例句
The globalization of manufacturing has led to a cheapening of labor costs in developing economies.
制造业的全球化导致了发展中经济体劳动力成本的降低。
In economics, currency cheapening can result from excessive money printing by central banks.
在经济学中,货币贬值可能源于中央银行过度印钞。
The company's decision to outsource production resulted in a perceived cheapening of product quality among consumers.
公司将生产外包的决定导致消费者感知到产品质量的降低。
Academic integrity must be maintained to prevent the cheapening of scholarly discourse.
必须维护学术诚信,以防止学术讨论的贬值。
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常见错误
cheapening 通常不直接修饰价格本身,而是描述某物在价值或质量上的贬值过程;应说明贬值的对象或方面。
cheapening 强调贬低价值或身价的结果,而非直接表示“降价”的动作;可用 lowering 表示降价,再说明其可能导致贬值。
近义词辨析
devaluation
devaluation 更正式,特指货币或资产的官方贬值,常用于经济语境;cheapening 更广泛,可指任何事物价值或质量的降低,包括非经济领域。
The devaluation of the currency was announced by the government, while the cheapening of the product line was due to poor marketing.
degradation
degradation 强调质量、标准或环境的恶化或下降,常带负面含义;cheapening 更侧重于价值或身价的降低,可能涉及经济或社会因素。
Environmental degradation is a serious issue, whereas the cheapening of luxury goods affects brand perception.