pejorative

英 [pɪˈdʒɒrətɪv]

美 [pɪˈdʒɔːrətɪv]

adj.  贬损的; 轻蔑的

复数：pejoratives　

GRE

BNC.20954 / COCA.19466

牛津词典

adj.

• 贬损的；轻蔑的
  a word or remark that is pejorative expresses disapproval or criticism
  1. I'm using the word ‘academic’ here in a pejorative sense.
     我这里使用的“学术”一词是贬义的。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 批评的；贬损的；贬义的
  Apejorativeword or expression is one that expresses criticism of someone or something.
  1. I agree I am ambitious, and I don't see that as a pejorative term...
     我承认我有野心，但我不认为这是个贬义词。
  2. Isn't there a suggestion that 'poetess' is slightly pejorative?
     难道没有人提出“女诗人”有点儿贬义吗？

英英释义

adj

• expressing disapproval
  1. dyslogistic terms like `nitwit' and `scalawag'
  Synonym:dyslogisticdislogistic

双语例句

• Pejorative remarks, comments, words, etc
  贬抑的言语、评语、词语等.骂人的语言、话等
• Yet we need not be readers of Ruskin to know that competition also has a pejorative sense, even in American usage.
  然而，我们就是不读拉斯金的书也知道，竞争也是带有贬意的，哪怕是在美语的用法中也是这样。
• Although the term "pyramid" may sound rather pejorative, it is true of all pension schemes.
  尽管说成是“老鼠”这词儿听起来带有强烈贬义，但是事实上所有养老金计划都是这样。
• It has only more recently acquired pejorative associations.
  只是最近它变得有些贬义。
• A pejorative term for what companies can pull off with a clever copy writer, some nice graphics, and a bit of an advertising budget.
  贬义词，指那些获得了一名聪明拷贝作家、一些漂亮图片以及一点点广告预算的公司。
• After years of parents giving their children silly names the Mexican state of Sonora released a list of of names that were banned for being derogatory, pejorative, discriminatory or lacking in meaning.
  经过了这些年父母给孩子取了不少蠢名字，墨西哥索诺拉州发布了一张取名名单，禁止取名贬义的、轻蔑的、有歧视的或贫穷的含义。
• But "fat" is only pejorative when we allow places like the sun bar to tell us that being fat somehow makes us less of a person.
  但是，只有当我们允许像太阳酒吧这样的地方告诉我们，肥胖莫名其妙地让我们低人一等的时候，“肥胖”才具有贬义。
• In line with IMF standards, US policy should focus on currencies that are in fundamental misalignment, abandoning the pejorative and accusatory term "manipulation" that was used.
  要符合国际货币基金组织的标准，美国的政策应把目标集中在从根本上失调的货币，放弃过去使用的带有污蔑性和指责口吻的“操纵”一词。
• The word has a pejorative overtone.
  这个单词有点贬义。
• Isn't there a suggestion that 'poetess' is slightly pejorative?
  难道没有人提出“女诗人”有点儿贬义吗？