Critics disparage the new bridge design for its lack of aesthetic harmony with the surrounding landscape.
批评者贬低新桥梁的设计，认为其缺乏与周围景观的审美和谐。
Which choice best defines “disparage”?
B — To belittle; speak slightingly of.. “disparage” means To belittle; speak slightingly of..
Which word means “To belittle; speak slightingly of.”?
A — disparage. “disparage” means To belittle; speak slightingly of..
disparage — To belittle; speak slightingly of.. In Chinese: 贬低；轻蔑.
disparage is pronounced //dɪˈspærɪdʒ//.
Critics disparage the new bridge design for its lack of aesthetic harmony with the surrounding landscape. (批评者贬低新桥梁的设计，认为其缺乏与周围景观的审美和谐。)
belittle, denigrate, deprecate — all close in meaning to disparage (To belittle; speak slightingly of.).
praise, extol — each the opposite of disparage (To belittle; speak slightingly of.).
Yes. disparage is on the SAT Prep Difficult list — the higher-register words that decide the hard questions. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
dis- + par(平等) → 使低于平等 → 贬损。