pejorative
发音
英 [pɪˈdʒɒrətɪv]
美 [pɪˈdʒɔrətɪv]
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- adj.
- 轻蔑的，贬损的
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- n.
- 轻蔑语
单词词源
pejorative 贬损的，轻蔑的
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。
双语例句
- 1. It has only more recently acquired pejorative associations .
- 只是最近它变得有些贬义。
- 2. Any translation into other languages must avoid ambiguous or pejorative denominations .
- 任何姓名的翻译必须避免发生模糊或轻蔑的情况。
- 3. Do you think'brit'is a pejorative term ?
- 你是否认为brit是一个贬义的字眼？
- 4. In the 16th century , " hermaphrodite " was a pejorative term , which might be applied to any - one you didn 't much like .
- 在16世纪，“同性恋”是一个贬义词，可以用来形容你不太喜欢的任何一个人。
- 5. And the only frown they receive is not one from a pejorative mien but from themselves as they sit across the table and try to understand each other as they break through language , culture , caste and age quibbering and not knowing what to say to each other .
- 他们不会因为有人对他们表示出轻蔑而皱眉，倒是他们隔着桌子坐下，试图打破语言文化阶级年龄等障碍来了解对方时，双方都不知道说些什么好。