derogatory term; word with negative connotation
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derogatory term; pejorative; word with a negative or disparaging meaning
formalThe opposite of a commendatory term (褒义词). Used in linguistics and lexical analysis to describe the connotation of a word.
Zài在
yǔ语
yán言
jiào教
xué学
zhōng中
，
lǎo老
shī师
huì会
jiě解
shì释
shén什
me么
shì是
biǎn贬
cí词
。
In language teaching, teachers explain what a derogatory term is.
Yǒu有
xiē些
cí词
běn本
lái来
shì是
zhōng中
xìng性
cí词
，
hòu后
lái来
biàn变
chéng成
le了
biǎn贬
cí词
。
Some words that were originally neutral have later become derogatory terms.
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Xiě写
wén文
zhāng章
shí时
，
yòng用
bāo褒
cí词
hái还
shì是
biǎn贬
cí词
huì会
yǐng影
xiǎng响
dú读
zhě者
de的
gǎn感
shòu受
。
When writing an article, using commendatory or derogatory terms affects the reader's perception.