To demote someone is to move them down at work or in an organisation: a lower rank, a smaller job, less power. The army does it; companies do it. Schools almost never do it to children, so learners mostly meet it in news and office English.

To demote someone把某人demote，is就是 to move them down at work or in an organisation讓他在工作或組織裡往下調：a lower rank比較低的職級、a smaller job比較小的職務、less power比較少的權力。The army軍隊 does it會這樣做；companies公司 do it也會這樣做。Schools學校 almost never do it to children幾乎不會對小孩做這件事，so所以 learners學英文的人 mostly meet it最常會 in news and office English在新聞和辦公室英文裡遇到這個字。

It is the opposite of promote. You demote a person (not, in the home meaning, a thing). It can be a punishment after a mistake, or a quiet change of roles.

It它 is the opposite of是promote（升職）的 promote反義詞。You你 demote a person是對一個人demote（not, in the home meaning, a thing不是像家用意思那樣對一個物品）。It它 can be a punishment after a mistake可以是犯錯後的處罰，or或 a quiet change of roles一次低調的職務調整。

Formal; in talk people also say “they moved him down.” Though actually, writers sometimes stretch it for anything made less important (“the story was demoted to page 12”), but the first meaning is rank.

Formal很正式；in talk口語裡 people also say大家也會說 "they moved him down""他們把他調下去了"。Though actually不過事實上，writers作家 sometimes stretch it有時候會把這個字延伸 for anything made less important用在任何被變得不那麼重要的東西上（"the story was demoted to page 12""這則報導被demoted到第12版"），but但 the first meaning is rank第一個意思是職級。

Being demoted is not the same as being fired — you still have a job, only a lower one.

Being demoted被demote 跟 is not the same as被fired（解僱）不是同一回事——you still have a job你還是有工作，only a lower one只是比較低階而已。