用法パターン:
downgrade [someone/something] from [level] to [lower level]
Officials downgraded the hurricane to a tropical storm overnight.
A hatóságok éjszaka trópusi viharrá minősítették vissza a hurrikánt.
After the restructure, several senior roles were downgraded.
Az átszervezés után több vezető pozíciót alacsonyabb besorolásba soroltak.
The report downgraded the risk from severe to moderate.
学習者向け例文
They downgraded the warning.
A figyelmeztetést alacsonyabb szintre sorolták.
My seat was downgraded to economy.
A helyemet visszasorolták turistaosztályra.
よくある間違い:
Do not confuse downgrade with degrade. Downgrade means lower in level or status; degrade often means damage the quality of something or humiliate someone.
意味
lower in rank or value
コロケーション
downgrade a role
|downgrade a position
|downgrade a status
|downgrade a warning
|downgrade a storm
|downgrade a risk
|downgrade an assessment
|downgrade expectations
類義語
lower (broader and more general)
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demote (usually used for a person moved to a lower job rank)
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reduce (more general, often about size, amount, or level)
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devalue (emphasizes making something seem or become less valuable)
対義語
upgrade (raise to a higher level, rank, or quality)
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promote (raise a person to a higher job rank)
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raise (increase the level, status, or value)
テーマ
work
|organizations
|status
|quality
定義
to move or rate someone or something at a lower level than before
To reduce someone or something to a lower rank, level, status, value, or degree of importance.
用法パターン:
a downgrade; a downgrade in [quality/status/service]; a downgrade from [something]
Passengers complained that the new policy was a downgrade in service.
Az utasok panaszkodtak, hogy az új szabályzat visszalépést jelentett a szolgáltatás színvonalában.
The smaller office felt like a downgrade after their old workspace.
A régi munkaterük után a kisebb iroda visszalépésnek érződött.
She accepted the new title, even though it looked like a downgrade.
学習者向け例文
The new room was a downgrade.
Az új szoba visszalépés volt.
This change feels like a downgrade.
Ez a változás visszalépésnek érződik.
よくある間違い:
Downgrade is normally a countable noun: say a downgrade or the downgrade, not downgradement.
意味
reduction in status or quality
コロケーション
a major downgrade
|a significant downgrade
|a slight downgrade
|a downgrade in service
|a downgrade in status
|a job downgrade
|a room downgrade
|feel like a downgrade
類義語
reduction (more general and less focused on status or quality)
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demotion (usually refers to a lower job rank)
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cut (often refers to a decrease in amount or level)
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setback (emphasizes a negative step backward)
対義語
upgrade (a change to a higher level or quality)
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promotion (a move to a higher job rank)
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improvement (a change that makes something better)
テーマ
work
|organizations
|status
|quality
定義
a change that makes something lower in level, status, or quality
A reduction to a lower rank, level, status, value, or quality.
用法パターン:
downgrade [software/account/plan] to [version/plan]; downgrade from [version/plan] to [lower version/plan]
You can downgrade to the free plan at any time.
Bármikor visszaválthatsz az ingyenes csomagra.
After the update caused problems, the IT team downgraded the software to the previous version.
Miután a frissítés problémákat okozott, az informatikai csapat visszaállította a szoftvert az előző verzióra.
I downgraded my phone package to save money.
学習者向け例文
I downgraded to the basic plan.
Visszaváltottam az alapcsomagra.
Can I downgrade the app?
Vissza tudom állítani az appot egy korábbi verzióra?
よくある間違い:
Use downgrade to for the new lower version or plan: I downgraded to the basic plan.
意味
switch to lower version
コロケーション
downgrade software
|downgrade an app
|downgrade an operating system
|downgrade a subscription
|downgrade an account
|downgrade a plan
|downgrade a package
|downgrade to the free version
|downgrade to basic
|downgrade to a previous version
類義語
switch down (informal and less common)
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revert (means go back to an earlier version)
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scale back (emphasizes reducing features, size, or cost)
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reduce (more general, especially for a plan or package)
対義語
upgrade (change to a newer, better, or higher-level version)
|
update (change software to a newer version, not necessarily a higher tier)
テーマ
technology
|software
|consumer_services
|subscriptions
定義
to change to a simpler, older, or cheaper version of something
To change a product, service, system, or account to an older, less advanced, cheaper, or lower-level version.
用法パターン:
a downgrade to [version/plan]; a downgrade from [version/plan]
Make sure you back up your files before a software downgrade.
Mindenképp készíts biztonsági mentést a fájljaidról, mielőtt a szoftvert egy korábbi verzióra állítod vissza.
The downgrade to the basic plan removed several useful features.
Az alapcsomagra való visszaváltással több hasznos funkció megszűnt.
Some customers pay a fee for a subscription downgrade.
学習者向け例文
The downgrade saved me money.
A visszaváltással pénzt spóroltam.
The plan downgrade removed video calls.
Az alacsonyabb csomagra váltás megszüntette a videóhívásokat.
よくある間違い:
Do not use downgrade when you simply cancel a service; it usually means you keep it but move to a lower level.
意味
lower version or plan change
コロケーション
software downgrade
|system downgrade
|subscription downgrade
|account downgrade
|plan downgrade
|downgrade fee
|downgrade option
|downgrade path
|downgrade to basic
類義語
reversion (mainly a return to an earlier version)
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step down (informal; emphasizes moving to a lower level)
|
switch (more general and does not imply lower quality or level)
対義語
upgrade (a change to a newer, better, or higher-level version)
|
update (a move to a newer software version)
テーマ
technology
|software
|consumer_services
|subscriptions
定義
a change to a simpler, older, or cheaper version
A change to an older, less advanced, cheaper, or lower-level version of a product, service, system, or account.
用法パターン:
[agency/analyst] downgrades [issuer/security/stock] from [rating/recommendation] to [lower one]
The agency downgraded the country’s debt to junk status.
Az ügynökség bóvli kategóriára minősítette le az ország adósságát.
Several analysts downgraded the stock from buy to hold.
Több elemző a részvényt vételről tartásra minősítette le.
After weak earnings, the bank downgraded its recommendation on the retailer.
学習者向け例文
The agency downgraded the bond.
Az ügynökség leminősítette a kötvényt.
Analysts downgraded the stock.
Az elemzők leminősítették a részvényt.
よくある間違い:
In finance, the subject is often a rating agency, bank, or analyst, not the company being rated.
意味
lower a financial rating
コロケーション
downgrade a credit rating
|downgrade a bond
|downgrade debt
|downgrade a company
|downgrade a bank
|downgrade a country
|downgrade a stock
|downgrade a recommendation
|downgrade to junk
|downgrade from buy to hold
類義語
lower (general word for reducing a rating or recommendation)
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cut (common in financial news for reducing ratings, forecasts, or targets)
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reduce (more general and less specific to ratings)
対義語
upgrade (raise a financial rating or recommendation)
|
raise (increase a rating, price target, or recommendation)
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affirm (keep a rating unchanged rather than lower it)
テーマ
finance
|business
|investing
|credit
定義
to give a company, country, bond, or stock a lower financial rating than before
To lower an official credit rating or investment recommendation for a company, government, bond, stock, or other financial instrument.
用法パターン:
a downgrade of [issuer/security]; a downgrade from [rating] to [lower rating]; a downgrade by [agency/analyst]
The credit downgrade raised the government’s borrowing costs.
A hitelminősítői leminősítés megemelte a kormány hitelfelvételi költségeit.
The stock fell sharply after an analyst downgrade.
A részvény árfolyama élesen esett egy elemzői leminősítés után.
Investors were surprised by the downgrade from AAA to AA+.
学習者向け例文
The downgrade hurt the company’s shares.
A leminősítés ártott a vállalat részvényeinek.
A credit downgrade can be expensive.
Egy hitelminősítői leminősítés sokba kerülhet.
よくある間違い:
A downgrade is the act or announcement of lowering the rating; the new rating itself is usually called the rating.
コロケーション
credit downgrade
|ratings downgrade
|sovereign downgrade
|debt downgrade
|bond downgrade
|analyst downgrade
|stock downgrade
|downgrade warning
|downgrade by Moody’s
|downgrade from AAA to AA+
類義語
rating cut (clearer but less formal than downgrade)
|
cut (short journalistic term used when context is clear)
|
reduction (general term, less specific to finance)
対義語
upgrade (a raising of a financial rating or recommendation)
|
rating increase (explicit phrase for a higher rating)
|
affirmation (a decision to leave a rating unchanged)
テーマ
finance
|business
|investing
|credit
定義
a lower financial rating given to a company, country, bond, or stock
A lowering of an official credit rating or investment recommendation for a company, government, bond, stock, or other financial instrument.