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

• After years of parents giving their children silly names the Mexican state of Sonora released a list of of names that were banned for being derogatory, pejorative, discriminatory or lacking in meaning.
  经过了这些年父母给孩子取了不少蠢名字，墨西哥索诺拉州发布了一张取名名单，禁止取名贬义的、轻蔑的、有歧视的或贫穷的含义。
• The trait of being effeminate ( derogatory of a man).
  像柔弱的女人一样的特征（用于对男子的贬损）。
• He refused to withdraw derogatory remarks made about his boss.
  他拒绝收回那些贬损老板的话。
• It's a derogatory word.
  这是一个贬义词。
• ''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。
• Widely spread, though, liberalism was mainly used as a derogatory term by the Russians.
  此后，“自由主义”一词虽得到广泛传播，但在俄国主要是作为贬义词来使用。
• We do not find the term "Canuck" derogatory, like Americans find "Yank" derogatory.
  我们并不觉得“加拿大佬”是个侮辱性的字眼，不想你们对“美国佬”那么敏感。
• A derogatory term used by Jews to refer to non-Jewish women.
  犹太人对非犹太女子的贬低的称呼。
• 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。
• I am not denying it or being derogatory, I am just pointing it out.
  我并没有否定或贬低他，我只是在指出事实。