| 单词 | derogatory |
| 释义 | derogatory (dɪrɒgətri , US -tɔːri ) adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] If you make a derogatory remark or comment about someone or something, you express your low opinion of them. He refused to withdraw derogatory remarks made about his boss. Synonyms: disparaging, damaging, offensive, slighting Collocations: derogatory remark Name slurs can also involve an insulting or disparaging innuendo, rather than being a direct derogatory remark. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Casually made derogatory remarks often undermine any good they may do. The Sun They face new guidelines aimed at stamping out 'derogatory remarks for the purposes of entertainment'. The Sun Even as the nation's favourite punchbag you must be offended by the derogatory remarks penned by so many people. Times, Sunday Times Derogatory remarks and insults - many of them almost unprintable in today's sensitive climate - are also found frequently in royal inscriptions. Times, Sunday Times By any definition this is a derogatory term (rabble, riff-raff, shabby, motley, dishevelled, etc). Times, Sunday Times (2018) I think it's a derogatory term. Times, Sunday Times (2012) One way to render it impotent is for the group in question to use the supposedly derogatory term for themselves. Exploring language (6th edn) (1995) They seem to think it is a derogatory term which undermines the dignity of their ancient and prestigious post. AT HOME WITH THE QUEEN: The Inside Story of the Royal Household (2002) It became a derogatory term during his peak years in football. Times, Sunday Times (2011) Yet even derogatory words in films have to be judged in their historical context. Times, Sunday Times It shows people of many backgrounds expressing the unacceptable nature behind many derogatory words. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He intended to show how derogatory words cause people to see others in terms of stereotypes rather than as individuals. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 贬低的 Japanese: けいべつ的な |
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