A pejorative word or expression is one you use to show disapproval, or to insult. It puts a person, a group, or a thing down.

A pejorative word or expression帶貶意的詞或說法 is one you use to show disapproval是你用來表示不贊同的 or to insult或用來罵人的It puts a person, a group, or a thing down它是在貶低一個人一群人或一個東西

The dictionary meaning of a word and a pejorative use are not always the same. A fairly neutral word can become pejorative in a certain mouth, a certain time, a certain group.

The dictionary meaning of a word一個字在字典裡的意思 and a pejorative use跟它被拿來貶低人的用法 are not always the same不一定是同一回事A fairly neutral word一個原本相當中性的詞 can become pejorative也可能變成帶貶意 in a certain mouth從某些人嘴裡說出來 a certain time在某個時候 a certain group在某個群體裡

'Cheap' can just mean low in price — or, pejorative, it can mean nasty and low-quality. Teachers and linguists use pejorative as a careful, rather formal label; in daily talk people say 'that's an insult' or 'that's a rude way to put it'.

'Cheap' 'Cheap'這個字 can just mean low in price可以單純指價格低 or, pejorative或者帶貶意時 it can mean nasty and low-quality可以指廉價又粗劣Teachers and linguists老師和語言學家 use pejorative as a careful, rather formal label會把pejorative當成一個嚴謹又偏正式的說法來用 in daily talk日常說話 people say 'that's an insult' or 'that's a rude way to put it'大家會說「那是在罵人」或「那樣講很沒禮貌」

You will see it in essays more than in chat.

You will see it in essays你比較會在文章裡看到它 more than in chat而不是在聊天時

It can also be a noun: 'that word is a pejorative' means it is a put-down name. Though actually, calling a word pejorative is already a judgement about how it is being used, not only about spelling.

It can also be a noun它也可以當名詞用 'that word is a pejorative''that word is a pejorative'（那個詞是個貶稱） means it is a put-down name意思是這是個用來貶低人的稱呼calling a word pejorative把一個詞說成pejorative is already a judgement about how it is being used其實已經是在評斷它被使用的方式 not only about spelling而不只是拼法的問題