pejorative是什麼意思 pejorative的用法 pejorative怎麼讀
pejorative
英 [pɪ'dʒɒrətɪv]美 [pɪ'dʒɔrətɪv]
adj. 輕蔑的；[臨牀] 惡化的，變壞的
n. 輕蔑語
星級詞彙:★
中文詞源
pejorative 貶損的，輕蔑的
來自拉丁語peior,更壞的，來自PIE*ped,腳，詞源同foot,impair,impeach.字母d脫落，拉丁語i在英語裏音變爲j,-or,比較級後綴。詞義由其基本義腳引申爲向下，低等，低到塵埃，卑賤，最後引申詞義貶損的，輕蔑的。
英語詞源
pejorative (adj.)
"depreciative, disparaging," 1888, from French péjoratif
, from Late Latin peiorat-, past participle stem of peiorare "make worse," from Latin peior "worse," related to pessimus "worst," pessum "downward, to the ground," from PIE *ped-yos-, comparative of root *ped- "to walk, stumble, impair" (see peccadillo). As a noun from 1882. English had a verb pejorate "to worsen" from 1640s.權威例句
1. Isn't there a suggestion that "poetess" is slightly pejorative?
難道沒有人提出“女詩人”有點兒貶義嗎？
2. 'Swot'is a pejorative term for someone who studies a lot.
swot是一個貶義詞,指用功苦讀的人.
3. I agree I am ambitious, and I don't see that as a pejorative term.
我承認我有野心，但我不認爲這是個貶義詞。
4. In the context of ethnic tourism, commercialization often has a pejorative connotation.
摘要在民族旅遊語境中, 商品化經常帶有貶義色彩.
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5. Vegetal Tasting term used to describe a vegetable like aroma. Usually pejorative.
植物的:品嚐術語,用來描述一種像植物的香味. 通常用作貶義.
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