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pe·jor·a·tive 英pɪˈdʒɔːrətɪv, -ˈdʒɒr-, ˈpedʒəˌreɪtɪv, ˈpiːdʒə-美pɪˈdʒɔrətɪv, -ˈdʒɑr-, ˈpɛdʒəˌretɪv, ˈpidʒə-AHDpĭ-jôrʹə-tĭv, -jŏrʹ-, pĕjʹə-rā'tĭv, pēʹjə- ☆☆☆☆☆高四ＧＩＳ宝COCA³²⁰⁸⁰BNC³⁰⁰²¹iWeb³¹³⁶⁸Economist³⁴³¹⁸⁺³
基本英英词源记法近义反义例句Thesaurus例句
n.轻蔑语⁴⁵adj.贬低的¹⁰;轻蔑的⁴⁵复数pejoratives副词pejoratively
贬低轻视
Adjective:
expressing disapproval;dyslogistic terms like `nitwit' and `scalawag' 来自拉丁语peior,更坏的，来自PIE*ped,脚，词源同foot,impair,impeach.字母d脱落，拉丁语i在英语里音变为j,-or,比较级后缀。词义由其基本义脚引申为向下，低等，低到尘埃，卑贱，最后引申词义贬损的，轻蔑的。GRE红宝书pe破, j, ora说, tive用在人身上表示过分－说破话－贬低的
pe 音：呸 + joy 高兴，呸，高兴啥？带有轻蔑及贬低地说
pejor坏＋ative→ 变坏的→贬低的;联想记忆pejor谐音：披着+ rat老鼠+ ive → 披着鼠皮的人 ⇒让人轻蔑的GRE难词记忆pejorative→operative n.技工→“鸡公”是对技工的轻蔑称呼近义词 harsh粗糙的scornful轻蔑的negative否定的critical批评的downgrading降级derogatory毁谤的disparaging蔑视的dislogistic责难的dyslogistic责难的depreciatory贬值的depreciative贬值的disapproving不赞同的uncomplimentary贬降的sneering嘲笑的讥笑的…judgmental主观判断的…
形容词98%,名词2%
用作形容词The word has apejorativeovertone.这个单词有点贬义。
I'm using the word 'academic' here in apejorativesense.我这里使用的“学术”一词是贬义的。adj.(negative, belittling
同义词 debasing,deprecatory,depreciatory,derisive,derogatory,detracting,detractive,detractory,disadvantageous,disparaging,irreverent,rude,slighting,uncomplimentary,unpleasant
反义词 complimentary,positive,praising
detractionnoun misrepresentation;slander
abuse,aspersion,backbiting,backstabbing,belittlement,calumny,damage,defamation,denigration,deprecation,derogation,disesteem,disparagement,harm,hit,hurt,injury,injustice,innuendo,insinuation,knock,libel,libeling,lie,maligning,minimization,muckraking,obloquy,revilement,ridicule,running down,scandal,scandalmongering,scurrility,slam,smear campaign,tale,traducement,traducing,vilification,vituperation,wrong
disadvantageousadjective detrimental, inconvenient
adverse,contrary,damaging,debit-side,deleterious,depreciative,depreciatory,derogatory,detracting,disparaging,downside,dyslogistic,harmful,hurtful,ill-timed,inexpedient,injurious,inopportune,objectionable,on the debit side,pejorative,prejudicial,slighting,uncomplimentary,unfavorable,unprofitable
disparagingadjective derogative
defamatory,depreciatory,derogatory,detractory,epithetical,minimizing,pejorative,snide,unfavorable
libelousadjective derogatory
aspersive,backbiting,calumniatory,calumnious,contumelious,debasing,defamatory,depreciative,detracting,detractory,disparaging,false,injurious,invidious,malevolent,malicious,maligning,opprobrious,pejorative,sarcastic,scurrilous,traducing,untrue,vilifying,vituperative
opprobriousadjective abusive, hateful
abasingcalumniatory,contemptuous,contumelious,damaging,debasing,defamatory,defaming,denigrating,depreciative,derogative,despicable,despiteful,detractive,disgracing,dishonoring,disparaging,humiliating,hurtinginjuringinjurious,insolent,insulting,invective,libeling,malevolent,malign,malignant,maligning,notorious,offending,offensive,pejorative,reproaching,reviling,scandalous,scurrilous,shaming,spiteful,truculent,vile,vitriolic,vituperative,vulgar At the end of the19th century, an amateur meant someone who was motivated by the sheer love of doing something; professional was a rare, pejorative term for grubby money-making.
时间回转到十九世纪末，“业余爱好者”意味着一个人全身心地去做某事，中间不夹杂任何杂质；而“专业”则是一个罕见而带有轻蔑意味的词汇，被用于描述敛财的行为。 yeeyan
The pejorative term“ underground economy” is used to describe the activities of buying and selling that occur beyond the purview of authorities.
作为贬义的术语“地下经济”常被用来描述被监管之外的买卖活动。 yeeyan
Yet we need not be readers of Ruskin to know that competition also has a pejorative sense, even in American usage.
无需阅读陆斯金你也可以知道竞争还蕴含着消极的内涵。 blog.sina.com.cn
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。 topsage
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。 blog.sina.com.cn
For my father, who saved or gave away so much of his modest income, the ultimate pejorative was“ big spender.”
我的父亲，为了他收入不高的工作保留和放弃很多，这样做的根本就是他是一个巨大的挥霍者。 yeeyan
For politicians it is—in a technical rather than pejorative sense— an essential one.
并无贬义，对于政客而言撒谎事实上是至关重要的技能。 ecocn
I balked at that statement because I refuse to accept the belief that work is a pejorative.
我拒绝这个说法，因为我不愿接受工作含有贬义的看法。 yeeyan
I find the whole slant of this article pejorative and misleading.
我发现，文章的落脚点是偏激的且具有误导性的。 yeeyan
In the context of ethnic tourism, commercialization often has a pejorative connotation.
在民族旅游语境中，商品化经常带有贬义色彩。 suxuewang.com
In legal theories, legal formalism has always been used as a certain pejorative.
法律形式主义已经成了法律理论中一个确定无疑的贬义词。 dictall
In more recent years, at least judging from a search of the Post archives, cads, thugs, molesters, and swindlers have most frequently elicited what the paper might call the porcine pejorative.
在最近的这些年里，至少从对档案的数据库可以判断出，新闻报纸上更会经常使用像猪一样的这个轻蔑的词来指代无赖，恶棍，猥亵犯，骗子这类人。 yeeyan
Jargon is inappropriate, whether elevated, as in specialized technical language, or demeaning, as in a pejorative gibe.
技术行话，不论多专业或是多富含技术性，此类意含嘲讽的写法皆不宜使用。 publishedscholar
Many Saudis reject the term“ Wahhabism” as pejorative; they regard Wahhab’s ideas as Islam itself, properly interpreted, and they argue that no other label is required.
很多沙特阿拉伯人不认为“瓦哈比主义”是异教；恰当地说，他们把瓦哈比精神看做是伊斯兰教本身的精神，而且他们认为这个名词无可替代。 yeeyan
There's a lot of negative and pejorative stuff out there and they seem to be doing a decent job of directing things to their website and controlling the flow of information.
现在铺天盖地到处都是负面的贬词，丰田正在把这些都导引到他们的网站上并控制信息流动，这种努力应该说还算得体。 yeeyan
This can reasonably be attributed to the wish to avoid the pejorative connotation described above.
这可以合理地归因于希望避免贬义上文所述。 blog.sina.com.cn
Vegetal Tasting term used to describe a vegetable like aroma. Usually pejorative.
品尝术语，用来描述一种像植物的香味。通常用作贬义。 best789
We don’t call Social Security “ welfare” because it’s a pejorative term and politicians don’t want to offend.
我们不能把社会保障视为社会福利，因为社会保险是个贬义词且政客们不想因此而冒犯社会。 yeeyan |