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单词 pejorative
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pejorative

adjective
/pɪˈdʒɒrətɪv/
/pɪˈdʒɔːrətɪv/
(formal)
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  1. a word or remark that is pejorative expresses disapproval or criticism synonym derogatory
    • I'm using the word ‘academic’ here in a pejorative sense.
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryPejorative is used with these nouns:
    • connotation
    • sense
    • term
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    Word Originlate 19th cent.: from French péjoratif, -ive, from late Latin pejorare ‘make worse’, from Latin pejor ‘worse’.
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