pej.o.ra.tion

n.（名詞）
The process or condition of worsening or degenerating.
惡化，變壞：惡化或變壞的狀況或過(guò)程
Linguistics The process by which the meaning of a word becomes negative or less elevated over a period of time, assilly, which formerly meant .deserving sympathy, helpless or simple,. has come to mean .showing a lack of good sense, frivolous..
【語(yǔ)言學(xué)】 語(yǔ)義惡化：一個(gè)詞的意思在經(jīng)過(guò)一段時(shí)間后變成反面或貶義的過(guò)程，如愚蠢 以前的意思是.值得同情的，無(wú)助的，單純的，易欺騙的.現(xiàn)在已變成了.缺乏良好心智的，不明智的.

來(lái)源：
Medieval Latin pôiôr3tiô pôiôr3tiôn-
中世紀(jì)拉丁語(yǔ) pôiôr3tiô pôiôr3tiôn-
from Late Latin pôiôr3tus [past participle of] pôiôr3re [to make worse]
源自 后期拉丁語(yǔ) pôiôr3tus [] pôiôr3re的過(guò)去分詞 [使變壞，使惡化]
from Latin pôior [worse] * see ped-
源自 拉丁語(yǔ) pôior [更壞的] *參見(jiàn) ped-