[no obj.](derogate from)detract from 减低;减损 this does not derogate from his duty to act honestly and faithfully. 这并不能减低他应公正诚实行事的责任。
[no obj.](derogate from)deviate from (a set of rules or agreed form of behaviour) 背离,偏离(规则,行为准则) one country has derogated from the Rome Convention. 有一个国家已经背离了罗马公约。
[with obj.]disparage (someone or something) 贬损,贬低(人,事) it is typical of him to derogate the powers of reason. 他总是贬低理性的力量。
派生 derogative adjective 语源
late Middle English: from Latin derogat- 'abrogated', from the verb derogare, from de- 'aside, away' + rogare 'ask'