derogatory

英 [dɪˈrɒɡətri]

美 [dɪˈrɑːɡətɔːri]

adj.  贬低的; 贬义的

GRETEM8法律

BNC.19106 / COCA.17206

牛津词典

adj.

• 贬低的；贬义的
  showing a critical attitude towards sb
  1. derogatory remarks/comments
     贬斥的言辞 / 评论

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 贬低的;贬损的
  If you make aderogatoryremark or comment about someone or something, you express your low opinion of them.
  1. He refused to withdraw derogatory remarks made about his boss.
     他拒绝收回那些贬损老板的话。

英英释义

adj

• expressive of low opinion
  1. derogatory comments
  2. disparaging remarks about the new house
  Synonym:derogativedisparaging

双语例句

• In many people's minds, however, it is derogatory and becomes a synonym for feudal monarchy and the family rules, cardinal guides and preaching which lack humanity for complex historical reasons.
  “礼教”是中国特有的一种教育思想和教育模式，然而由于复杂的历史原因，在许多人心中它充满了贬义，成了封建专制和缺乏人性的家规、纲常与说教的代名词。
• It has a mocking meaning, but it's not necessarily derogatory, he said. Plus we think it'll stay around for a while, because in real life there really are these kind of people and therefore a need to describe them.
  它有点嘲弄意味，但不一定是贬义，他说，另外我们觉得它会长期存在，因为现实生活中真的存在这样的人，所以我们需要有个词来描述他们。
• He refused to withdraw derogatory remarks made about his boss.
  他拒绝收回那些贬损老板的话。
• My comment, I don't mean it as a derogatory sense, is that we don't have any All-Stars on our team.
  我的评论，但我并不意味着它作为贬义，是说，我们没有任何的全明星赛上我们的团队。
• In fact, the concept of karma in Buddhism is neither commentary nor derogatory, but a neuter noun.
  从佛教业力的概念来看，实际上属于中性词，本无所谓褒贬。
• ''nigger''is a derogatory term used to insult our ancestors.
  “黑鬼”是一个贬义词，用来侮辱我们的祖先的。
• I can't bear his derogatory remarks about my brother's character.
  我无法忍受他对我弟弟的个性的诽谤。
• "Opera jokery" is a traditional derogatory term for actors.
  “戏子”就是传统上对演员的鄙称。
• Although somewhat derogatory, Westerners tend to use it without the derogatory connotations.
  尽管有些贬义，但西方学者却把它当成一个中性甚至是褒义词。
• A derogatory term for young, self-identifying goths who are not regarded as well-informed members of the subculture.
  指年轻的，自认为是的、不那么见多识广的哥特，带贬义。