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pejorative + noun
作形容词时，常修饰 language、term、remark 等表示言语或态度的名词。
They objected to the pejorative terms in the report.
他们反对报告中那些轻蔑的措辞。
贬损的；轻蔑的
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
贬损的；轻蔑的
expressing disapproval or contempt
They objected to the pejorative terms in the report.
他们反对报告中那些轻蔑的措辞。
贬低的,轻蔑的
Disparaging, belittling or derogatory.
He made a pejorative comment about her cooking, which hurt her feelings.
他对她的厨艺发表了贬损的评论，这伤了她的感情。
The manager's pejorative tone made the staff feel discouraged.
经理轻蔑的语气使员工感到气馁。
She apologized after realizing her words sounded pejorative.
她意识到自己的话听起来有贬义后道了歉。
作形容词时，常修饰 language、term、remark 等表示言语或态度的名词。
They objected to the pejorative terms in the report.
他们反对报告中那些轻蔑的措辞。
作表语时，主语通常指话语、语气或评论。
His tone was pejorative.
他的语气是轻蔑的。
作名词时，指带贬义的词或说法；常与 use...as 搭配。
Some people use 'nerd' as a pejorative.
有些人把“书呆子”用作贬义词。
Not this
It is pejorative word.
Use this
It is a pejorative word.
pejorative word 是可数名词短语，前面需要冠词 a；中文没有冠词，所以容易漏掉。
Not this
There are many pejorative for women.
Use this
There are many pejoratives for women.
pejorative 作名词时是可数名词，many 后面要用复数形式 pejoratives；中文名词没有复数变化，所以容易漏加 -s。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
贬义词；贬损用语
The word 'nerd' is often used as a pejorative term.
‘书呆子’一词常被用作贬义词。
贬义色彩；贬义内涵
The phrase 'you people' carries a pejorative connotation.
‘你们这些人’这一说法带有贬义色彩。
贬损性语言；轻蔑用语
The coach was criticized for his pejorative language toward the players.
这位教练因对球员使用贬损性语言而受到批评。
贬义标签；轻蔑称呼
She resented the pejorative label 'tomboy'.
她讨厌‘假小子’这个贬义标签。
贬损语气；轻蔑口吻
His reply had a pejorative tone.
他的回答带有贬损语气。
Use pejorative naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
记法：positive 是积极，pejorative 是贬损；两个都 P 开头，意思相反，看到 P 就想到负面。
语域：formal 常见场景：academic writing、formal criticism pejorative 是较正式的词，多用于学术或正式评论中，表示带贬损或轻蔑的（词或用法）；日常口语中较少见，通常可用 negative 或 insulting 替代。
这些词均以-ative结尾，拼写相似。在给定音标中，pejorative读/ˈpiːdʒəreitiv/，其词尾为/reitiv/。creative读/kriˈeɪtɪv/，有相近的/eɪtɪv/音，但重音位置不同，且缺少/r/音，不完全押韵。narrative、talkative、imperative、negative、relative均读/ətɪv/，与目标词的/eɪtɪv/不同，注意不要按拼写类推。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.