| 单词 | pejoration |
| 释义 | pejoration /pej'euh ray"sheuhn, pee'jeuh-/, n. 1. depreciation; a lessening in worth, quality, etc. 2. Historical Ling. semantic change in a word to a lower, less approved, or less respectable meaning. Cf. melioration (def. 1). [1650-60; < ML pejoration- (s. of pejoratio) a making worse, equiv. to LL pejorat(us) (ptp. of pejorare to make worse, deriv. of pejor worse) + -ion- -ION] |
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