detraction [di'trækʃən]

英汉解释

n. 诽谤；减损

同义词

n. petty criticism

参考例句

1. Envy has no other quality but that of detraction from virtue.
嫉妒除了毁损美德外，别无他用。
2. Weak men are crushed by detraction, but the brave hold on and succeed. """
贬抑只能压倒弱者，勇者则能坚持到胜利。
3. Faced with such detraction, scientists characteristically retort that science, unlike witchcraft, works.
面对诋毁，科学家们出于天性给予反驳，宣称科学不是巫术，确实有效。

英英解释

n.
  1. a petty disparagement
  2. the act of discrediting or detracting from someone's reputation (especially by slander)

网络释义

detraction
减损; 降低; 分心; 浮觉现象;
Detraction pursues the great
树大招风;