v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Belittled p. pr. & vb. n. Belittling. ] To make little or less in a moral sense; to speak of in a depreciatory or contemptuous way. T. Jefferson. [ 1913 Webster ]
[重文轻武 / 重文輕武, zhòng wén qīng wǔ, ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄨㄣˊ ㄑㄧㄥ ㄨˇ]to value letters and belittle arms (成语 saw); to stress civil matters and neglect the military; to prefer the pen to the sword[Add to Longdo]