英语释义

1. expressive of a low opinion disparaging
derogatory remarks a derogatory term

2. detracting from the character or standing of something —often used with to, towards, or of
… abstained from saying a word derogatory to his new friend's religion …
— Anthony Trollope

3. expressing a low opinion of someone or something showing a lack of respect for someone or something

4. expressing a low opinion of a person or thing
a derogatory remark

英汉例句

• when we, somewhat innocently, asked if we absolutely had to go that route, we had some vcs laugh in our face and derogatorily refer to us as a 「lifestyle business」 if we refused their massive checks.

  当我们有点傻傻的问我们是否要走这条路时，我们有一些风投会因为我们拒绝他们的巨额支票当面嘲笑称我们为「生活商业」。

• this idiom refers derogatorily to people who are of the same kind.

  这个成语比喻某些人彼此相同，或者都是坏人。

相似词

contemptuous轻蔑的；侮辱的

degrading侮辱，轻视；（使）降解，衰变；使恶化；把某人降级或贬职（degrade 的现在分词）

denigratory (used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign

同义词： calumniatory calumnious defamatory denigrative denigrating libellous libelous slanderous

deprecatory不赞成的；反对的；恳求的

depreciative蔑视的；贬值的

depreciatory贬值的；蔑视的

derisory嘲弄的；嘲笑的

derogative减损的；毁损的

detractive诽谤的；减损的

disdainful轻蔑的；倨傲的；鄙视的

disparaging蔑视，贬低（disparage 的现在分词）

pejorative轻蔑语，贬义词

scornful轻蔑的

slighting轻蔑的

uncomplimentary贬损的；贬降的

相反词

commendatory推荐的；赞赏的

complimentary赠送的；称赞的；问候的

laudativeLaudatives are words or grammatical forms that denote a positive affect. That is, they express praise or approval on the part of the speaker.

laudatory赞美的；赞赏的；称赞的