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 today's english, the word "oriental", when used to refer to a person, sounds old-fashioned at best and derogatory at worst.
  在今天的英语中，用“东方人”一词来指某人时，往好了说，听起来没有时代感，往坏了说，则有贬义。
• Then I can sell myself in someway and gain money Whether that way be more or less derogatory.
  然后，我可以出售好歹并获得自己的钱，无论这种方式或多或少地贬低。
• 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。
• 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 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。
• 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。
• Monitor your online presence so that potential employers won't find anything derogatory about you.
  并要密切关注你在网络上的形象，这样可能存在的潜在雇主才不会发现任何贬低你的信息。
• 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。
• 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。