expressing disapproval, or suggesting that something is not good or is of no importance贬抑的,贬损的
Make sure students realize that "fat" is a pejorative word.一定要让学生明白 fat(肥胖)是贬损词。
It comes as quite a shock to still hear a judge describing a child as "illegitimate", with all the pejorative overtones of that word.令人大为震惊的是,尽管“私生子”一词带有强烈的贬义,但现在仍能听到法官称某个孩子为私生子。