Language has been enriched with such terms as "highbrow", "egghead", "blue-stocking", "wiseacre", "know-all", "boffin" and, for many, "intellectual" is a term of denigration.

因为这些词语，比如，“卖弄知识的人”、“书呆子”、“女才子”、“自认聪明的人”、“自以为无所不知的人”，以及“研究员”，语言都变得丰富了起来，而且对大多数人来说，“知识分子”是一个诋毁的词语。

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That is a denigration of their lifestyle.

这是对他们生活方式的一种诋毁。

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That is an obvious illustration of Self-denigration in Chinese politeness.

明显的表现了中国人在礼貌方面的卑己尊人的特点。

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So, the same denigration tends to be more general.

所以这种贬损的心理是非常普遍的。

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Denigration of others.

贬损他人。

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Ritual denigration of public servants may be unfair and counter-productive, but kneeling before them is fatal.

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He said Palin's remarks were a "reaction to the denigration of her role as mayor" of the small town of Wasilla, Alaska.

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In truth, it is only the rank and authority of the whisperers, not the fact of her denigration, that is seriously in question.

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