pejorative

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UK [pɪˈdʒɒrətɪv]
  • adj.贬损的；轻蔑的
  • n.【语】轻蔑语
  • Web带有轻蔑意义的；退化的；贬低的
Plural Form：pejoratives  

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pejorative
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1.
贬损的；轻蔑的a word or remark that ispejorative expresses disapproval or criticism
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。

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Definition:
AllAll,贬损的贬损的,轻蔑的轻蔑的,轻蔑语轻蔑语,带有轻蔑意义的带有轻蔑意义的,退化的退化的,贬低的贬低的
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1.
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.
可是，只有当我们许可像太阳酒吧如许的处所告诉我们，肥胖莫名其妙地让我们低人一等的时辰，“肥胖”才具有贬义。
kě shì , zhǐ yǒu dāng wǒ men xǔ kě xiàng tài yáng jiǔ bā rú xǔ de chù suǒ gào su wǒ men , féi pàng mò míng qí miào de ràng wǒ men dī rén yì děng de shí chén , " féi pàng " cái jù yǒu biǎn yì 。
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2.
"Eye candy" -- sort of pejorative, don't you think?
“视觉糖果”（华而不实）--你不觉得有点轻蔑吗？
" shì jué táng guǒ " ( huá ér bù shí ) -- nǐ bù jué de yǒu diǎn qīng miè ma ?
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3.
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。
jì shù háng huà , bú lùn duō zhuān yè huò shì duō fù hán jì shù xìng , cǐ lèi yì hán cháo fěng de xiě fǎ jiē bù yí shǐ yòng 。
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4.
Soldiers invent "mildly pejorative terms" to help them blow off steam, Adams says.
亚当斯说，战士们发明的“轻度贬义词”帮助他们对于没能得到足够好的装备而发泄不满和怨气。
yà dāng sī shuō , zhàn shi men fā míng de " qīng dù biǎn yì cí " bāng zhù tā men duì yú méi néng dé dào zú gòu hǎo de zhuāng bèi ér fā xiè bù mǎn hé yuàn qì 。
article.yeeyan.org
5.
Because he was small, and little man in four characters two characters " small" is a pejorative term.
因为他个子小，取人小鬼大四字中两个字“人小”算是轻蔑的称呼。
yīn wèi tā gè zi xiǎo , qǔ rén xiǎo guǐ dà sì zì zhōng liǎng gè zì " rén xiǎo " suàn shì qīng miè de chēng hu 。
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6.
Many use the term myth in a pejorative sense to mean that the stories described are not factually true.
许多人把神话这个词用作贬义，神话意味着描述的故事事实上是不存在的。
xǔ duō rén bǎ shén huà zhè ge cí yòng zuò biǎn yì , shén huà yì wèi zhe miáo shù de gù shi shì shí shàng shì bù cún zài de 。
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7.
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。
wǒ de fù qīn , wèi le tā shōu rù bù gāo de gōng zuò bǎo liú hé fàng qì hěn duō , zhè yàng zuò de gēn běn jiù shì tā shì yī gè jù dà de huī huò zhě 。
article.yeeyan.org
8.
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。
wǒ fā xiàn , wén zhāng de luò jiǎo diǎn shì piān jī de qiě jù yǒu wù dǎo xìng de 。
article.yeeyan.org
9.
Although the term "pyramid" may sound rather pejorative, it is true of all pension schemes.
尽管“老鼠会”这个字眼听起来很刺耳，但却道出了所有养老金计划的本质。
jǐn guǎn " lǎo shǔ huì " zhè ge zì yǎn tīng qǐ lái hěn cì ěr , dàn què dào chū le suǒ yǒu yǎng lǎo jīn jì huà de běn zhì 。
article.yeeyan.org
10.
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。
rán ér , wǒ men jiù shì bù dú lā sī jīn de shū yě zhī dào , jìng zhēng yě shì dài yǒu biǎn yì de , nǎ pà shì zài měi yǔ de yòng fǎ zhōng yě shì zhè yàng 。
www.poemlife.com
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