Word · Frequency #20954
pejorative
贬损的；轻蔑的
expressing disapproval or contempt
- 1.
Disparaging, belittling or derogatory.
贬低的,轻蔑的
贬低的,轻蔑的；贬损的；轻蔑的
In use
He made a pejorative comment about her cooking, which hurt her feelings.
The manager's pejorative tone made the staff feel discouraged.
She apologized after realizing her words sounded pejorative.
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。
be pejorative
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。
use sth as a pejorative
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。
Common mistakes
It is pejorative word.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。
There are many pejorative for women.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。
Connections
Collocations
- pejorative term
- 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。
- pejorative connotation
- 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。
- pejorative language
- 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。
- pejorative label
- 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。
- pejorative tone
- 贬损语气；轻蔑口吻
- His reply had a pejorative tone.他的回答带有贬损语气。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
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。
Context & Register
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
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。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.