(尤指在工作中)降职;把……降级;降低……的地位或重要性。也可指在比赛/排名中“降级”。
/diːˈmoʊt/
They demoted him after repeated mistakes.
他因多次犯错被降职了。
The company demoted the project from a “top priority” to a “long-term goal,” which changed how resources were assigned.
公司把该项目从“最高优先级”降为“长期目标”,这改变了资源分配方式。
来自前缀 **de-**(表示“向下、去除”)+ mote(源自拉丁语 movere,意为“移动”相关的词根),整体含义可理解为“往下移动(职位/等级)”,因此引申为“降职、降级、降低地位”。