demote
翻译
降级, 降职
例句
He was demoted for his poor performance.
他因表现不佳而被降职。
They might demote the team to a lower league.
他们可能会把这支球队降级到更低的联赛。
语法模式
((sb.)) ((from sth.)) ((to sth.)) 将（某人）从（某职位）降职到（某职位） He was demoted from manager to supervisor.
近义词
同义词: relegate, downgrade; 反义词: promote, upgrade
词源
源自拉丁语“de-”（向下）和“movere”（移动）。字面意思是“向下移动”。
记忆技巧
将“de-”想象成“decrease”（减少），将“mote”想象成“move”（移动）。合起来就是职位向下移动。