• vt. 降低；使…貶值；摻雜
• n. (Debase)人名；(意)德巴塞

de-, 向下。base, 低，賤，詞源同 base metal. 即使低賤，敗壞名譽。

debase (v.)

1560s, from de- "down" + base (adj.) "low," on analogy of abase (or, alternatively, from obsolete verb base "to abuse").

1. You must not debase yourself by such behavior.

你不可以這樣的行為來降低自己的人格.

來自辭典例句

2. Lower and debase myself for the amusement of strangers?

丑化自己去娛樂那些我完全不認識的人?

來自電影對白

3. You debase yourself by telling such lies.

你說這些謊話就降低了身份.

來自互聯網