英语词汇“pejorative”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

pe•jo•ra•tive adj.

(of a word) having a disparaging, derogatory, or belittling force.

n. [countable]

a pejorative form or word.

pe•jo•ra•tive adj.

having a disparaging, derogatory, or belittling effect or force:the pejorative affix-ling in princeling.

a pejorative form or word, as poetaster.

Latin pējōrāt(us) (see pejoration) + -ive
1880–85

pe•jo′ra•tive•ly, adv.

1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged deprecatory.

pejorative /pɪˈdʒɒrətɪv ˈpiːdʒər-/ adj

(of words, expressions, etc) having an unpleasant or disparaging connotation

a pejorative word, expression, etc

Etymology: 19th Century: from French péjoratif, from Late Latin pējōrātus, past participle of pējōrāre to make worse, from Latin pēior worse

peˈjoratively adv

单词	pejorative
释义	WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 pe•jo•ra•tive /pɪˈdʒɔrətɪv, -ˈdʒɑr-/USA pronunciation adj. (of a word) having a disparaging, derogatory, or belittling force. n. [countable] a pejorative form or word. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 pe•jo•ra•tive (pi jôr′ə tiv, -jor′-, pej′ə rā′-, pē′jə-),USA pronunciation adj. having a disparaging, derogatory, or belittling effect or force:the pejorative affix-ling in princeling. n. a pejorative form or word, as poetaster. Latin pējōrāt(us) (see pejoration) + -ive 1880–85 pe•jo′ra•tive•ly, adv. 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged deprecatory. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: pejorative /pɪˈdʒɒrətɪv ˈpiːdʒər-/ adj (of words, expressions, etc) having an unpleasant or disparaging connotation n a pejorative word, expression, etc Etymology: 19th Century: from French péjoratif, from Late Latin pējōrātus, past participle of pējōrāre to make worse, from Latin pēior worse peˈjoratively adv
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