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..
【語言學】 語義惡化：一個詞的意思在經(jīng)過一段時間后變成反面或貶義的過程，如愚蠢 以前的意思是.值得同情的，無助的，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.

來源：
Medieval Latin pôiôr3tiô pôiôr3tiôn-
中世紀拉丁語 pôiôr3tiô pôiôr3tiôn-
from Late Latin pôiôr3tus [past participle of] pôiôr3re [to make worse]
源自 后期拉丁語 pôiôr3tus [] pôiôr3re的過去分詞 [使變壞，使惡化]
from Latin pôior [worse] * see ped-
源自 拉丁語 pôior [更壞的] *參見 ped-