| 单词 | pejorative |
| 释义 | pejorative (once / 38500 pages) adj Call a word or phrase pejorative if it is used as a disapproving expression or a term of abuse. Tree-hugger is a pejorative term for an environmentalist. Coming from the Latin word for "worse," pejorative is both an adjective and a noun. As an adjective, it means disapproving or disparaging. Hack is a pejorative term for a bad writer. If you call someone a politician in the pejorative sense, you mean that they are scheming and out for personal gain. Terms of abuse such as jerk and negative euphemisms such as bottom feeder are pejoratives, words you use when you want to call someone a bad name. WORD FAMILYpejorative: pejoratively USAGE EXAMPLESHe views the term as pejorative, and he is notably skeptical about the value of psychiatric diagnosis in voice-hearing cases: The New Yorker(Jan 01, 2017) Data from Google Books show the plural word “elites” beginning to be used in about 1940, with the obviously pejorative “elitist” rising from about 1960. Economist(Dec 15, 2016) A lifelong military man, he praises planning, modesty and preparation, and uses the word “improvisation” as a pejorative. Washington Post(Nov 27, 2016) adj expressing disapproval Syn dislogistic, dyslogistic uncomplimentary tending to (or intended to) detract or disparage |
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