derogatory
adjective /dɪˈrɒɡətri/
/dɪˈrɑːɡətɔːri/
(formal)- showing a critical attitude and lack of respect for somebody
贬低的；贬义的 - derogatory remarks/comments
贬斥的言辞／评论 - She indicated by her tone that this was only her private opinion and in no way derogatory of Colonel Ferguson.
她用自己的语气表示，这只是她的个人观点，绝不是贬损弗格森上校。
Collocations DictionaryDerogatory is used with these nouns:- comment
- connotation
- remark
- …
词源early 16th cent. (in the sense ‘damaging in force or effect’): from late Latin derogatorius, from derogat- ‘abrogated’, from the verb derogare, from de- ‘aside, away’ + rogare ‘ask’. - derogatory remarks/comments