early 14c., "put down by force," from Old French depresser, from Late Latin depressare, frequentative of Latin deprimere "press down," from de- "down" (see de-) + premere "to press" (see press (v.1)). Meaning "push down physically" is from early 15c.; that of "deject, make gloomy" is from 1620s; economic sense of "lower in value" is from 1878. Related: Depressed; depressing.
雙語例句
1. The rainy days always depress me.
雨天總是使我沮喪.
來自《現代英漢綜合大詞典》
2. I know he is too optimistic but I don't want to depress him.
我知道他太過樂觀了，但我不想令他灰心喪氣。
來自柯林斯例句
3. When you depress a key of an organ, a note is sounded.
你壓下一個風琴鍵, 就會聽到一個音符響.
來自辭典例句
4. Small doses depress salivary and bronchial secretion and sweating.
小劑量可抑制唾液分泌、支氣管分泌及出汗.
來自辭典例句
5. Some medicines depress the action of the heart.