depreciate
意味: To diminish in value over time, especially of an asset or currency. In accounting, to allocate the cost of a tangible asset over its useful life.
Depreciate is primarily a financial and accounting term. Assets depreciate as they age and wear out — cars, machinery, and buildings all depreciate. In currency markets, a currency depreciates when it falls in value against others. The accounting sense is distinct: depreciation is a systematic method of spreading cost over time, not necessarily reflecting actual market decline. The word is sometimes confused with 'deprecate' (to express disapproval), though the two have quite different meanings.
例文
- The pound depreciated sharply against the dollar in the weeks following the referendum result. 国民投票结果公布后的数周内,英镑对美元大幅贬值。La libra se depreció bruscamente frente al dólar en las semanas posteriores al resultado del referéndum.国民投票の結果を受けて数週間の間に、ポンドはドルに対して急激に下落した。국민투표 결과 이후 수 주 동안 파운드화가 달러 대비 급격히 하락했다.
- New cars typically depreciate by twenty to thirty per cent within their first year of ownership. 新车在购入后的第一年通常会贬值百分之二十到三十。Los coches nuevos suelen depreciarse entre un veinte y un treinta por ciento en su primer año.新車は通常、購入後1年以内に20~30パーセント減価する。신차는 보통 구입 후 1년 이내에 20~30퍼센트 감가한다.
- The company depreciates its IT equipment over a five-year period for accounting purposes. 该公司出于会计目的,将其IT设备按五年期进行折旧。La empresa amortiza su equipamiento informático a lo largo de un período de cinco años a efectos contables.同社は会計上、IT機器を5年間で減価償却している。이 회사는 회계상 IT 장비를 5년에 걸쳐 감가상각하고 있다.
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場面: professional, journalism, academic
トーン: neutral
起源と歴史
From late Latin depreciatus, past participle of depreciare (to lower the price of), from de- (down) + pretium (price). Entered English in the mid-15th century.
文化的背景
Era: Modern
Generation: All ages
Social background: Universal
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