"depreciative, disparaging," 1888, from French péjoratif, from Late Latin peiorat-, past participle stem of peiorare "make worse," from Latin peior "worse," related to pessimus "worst," pessum "downward, to the ground," from PIE *ped-yos-, comparative of root *ped- "to walk, stumble, impair" (see peccadillo). As a noun from 1882. English had a verb pejorate "to worsen" from 1640s.
雙語例句
1. Isn't there a suggestion that "poetess" is slightly pejorative?
難道沒有人提出“女詩人”有點兒貶義嗎？
來自柯林斯例句
2. 'Swot'is a pejorative term for someone who studies a lot.
swot是一個貶義詞,指用功苦讀的人.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
3. I agree I am ambitious, and I don't see that as a pejorative term.
我承認我有野心，但我不認為這是個貶義詞。
來自柯林斯例句
4. In the context of ethnic tourism, commercialization often has a pejorative connotation.
摘要在民族旅游語境中, 商品化經常帶有貶義色彩.
來自互聯網
5. Vegetal Tasting term used to describe a vegetable like aroma. Usually pejorative.