detract

detract

英 [dɪ'trækt]
　　美 [dɪ'trækt]

vt. 轉移，使分心
　　vi. 貶低；減去

中文詞源：

detract 貶低

de-, 向下。-tract,拉，詞源同attract, contract. 即向下拉，貶低。

例句：

1. A cur barking at the sun cannot detract from its glory.
狂犬吠日,無損於太陽的光輝.

2. These revelations should not detract from his achievements.
不應該因暴露出來的這些事而貶低他的成就.

3. That does not detract from his merit.
那沒有貶低他的功績.

4. Remember you want your visuals to reinforce your message, not detract from what you are saying.
要記住，使用視覺材料是為瞭使表達的意思更加清楚明白，而不能分散對所講內容的註意力。

5. The timing of the minister's visit, however, could somewhat detract from the goodwill it's supposed to generate.
但是，部長訪問的時間安排不當，可能會使訪問的善意不能得到有效傳達。