pejorative
adjective /pɪˈdʒɒrətɪv/
/pɪˈdʒɔːrətɪv/
(formal)- a word or remark that is pejorative expresses disapproval or criticism
贬损的；轻蔑的 - I'm using the word ‘academic’ here in a pejorative sense.
我这里使用的 “学术” 一词是贬义的。
Collocations DictionaryPejorative is used with these nouns:- connotation
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词源late 19th cent.: from French péjoratif, -ive, from late Latin pejorare ‘make worse’, from Latin pejor ‘worse’. - I'm using the word ‘academic’ here in a pejorative sense.