Definition
n.
derogatory sense or connotation (of a word or expression)
Examples
- 贬义。Zhège cí zài xiàndài hànyǔ lǐ yǐjīng biànchéng biǎn yì le.This word has already taken on a derogatory sense in modern Chinese.
- 贬义。Yòng zhège shuōfa hěn róngyì ràng rén juéde yǒu biǎn yì.Using this expression easily makes people feel it has a derogatory connotation.
- ,贬义。Suīrán yuánwén shì zhōngxìngcí, dàn zài yǔjìng zhōng chǎnshēng le biǎn yì.Although the original text is a neutral term, it developed a derogatory sense in the context.
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