| 单词 | pejorative |
|---|---|
| 音标 | ['pi:dʒərətiv] |
| 解释 | a.带有轻蔑意义的，贬低的 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 adj. 带有轻蔑意义的，贬 低的(tending to disparage or belittle; depreciatory) 【考】 反义词：laudatory( 赞美的) 【记】 pejor(坏)＋ative→ 变坏的→贬低的; 【同】 参考：pejorate(恶化 ) 【例】 a pejorative title(贬损性的称号) |
| 字源 | pejorative (adj.) "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. |
| 不择手段背单词 | adj. (词、语)带有轻蔑意义的, 贬低的 = belittling = depreciatory 【根】pejor坏－贬低的 【记】pe破, j, ora说, tive用在人身上表示过分－说破话－贬低的 【反】laudatory(adj 赞美的) |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】pe 音：呸 + joy 高兴，呸，高兴啥？带有轻蔑及贬低地说 |
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