expressing disapproval, or suggesting that something is not good or is of no importance

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。