in a way that shows you think something is of little value or importance, or do not approve of it

The teacher frowned deprecatingly at my needlework. 老师对我的针线作品嗤之以鼻。

in an embarrassed way, especially when someone has praised you

When he deprecatingly called his paintings his "daubs", nobody contradicted him. 当他窘迫地称自己的画为“涂鸦”时，没有人反驳他。

He would say deprecatingly that he was ashamed of his profession. 他会难为情地说他为自己的职业感到羞耻。