pejorative
英[p?'d??r?t?v]
美[p?'d??r?t?v]
- adj. 輕蔑的;[臨床] 惡化的,變壞的
- n. 輕蔑語(yǔ)
詞態(tài)變化
副詞:?pejoratively;
中文詞源
pejorative 貶損的,輕蔑的
來(lái)自拉丁語(yǔ)peior,更壞的,來(lái)自PIE*ped,腳,詞源同foot,impair,impeach.字母d脫落,拉丁語(yǔ)i在英語(yǔ)里音變?yōu)閖,-or,比較級(jí)后綴。詞義由其基本義腳引申為向下,低等,低到塵埃,卑賤,最后引申詞義貶損的,輕蔑的。
英文詞源
- 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.
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. Isn't there a suggestion that "poetess" is slightly pejorative?
- 難道沒(méi)有人提出“女詩(shī)人”有點(diǎn)兒貶義嗎?
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 2. 'Swot'is a pejorative term for someone who studies a lot.
- swot是一個(gè)貶義詞,指用功苦讀的人.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- 3. I agree I am ambitious, and I don't see that as a pejorative term.
- 我承認(rèn)我有野心,但我不認(rèn)為這是個(gè)貶義詞。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 4. In the context of ethnic tourism, commercialization often has a pejorative connotation.
- 摘要在民族旅游語(yǔ)境中, 商品化經(jīng)常帶有貶義色彩.
來(lái)自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
- 5. Vegetal Tasting term used to describe a vegetable like aroma. Usually pejorative.
- 植物的:品嘗術(shù)語(yǔ),用來(lái)描述一種像植物的香味. 通常用作貶義.
來(lái)自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)