<p>No. It's usually used as a commendatory term. But it can be also used in a pejorative sense (the rule is called <code>褒義貶用</code>).</p>

<p>PS: This is not used in a conversation, or it's an irony.</p>

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2013-02-16T09:00:17.120Z
So 褒义贬用 means "a sarcastic compliment" or "to make a sarcastic compliment"? I might add that to CC-CEDICT.
jsj
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2013-02-16T09:36:17.760Z
@trideceth12 To use a commendatory term as a derogatory term. (um, sorry for my poor English)
Mike Manilone
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2013-02-16T10:24:37.983Z
@trideceth12 Yeah. That's right. But it's a grammatical concept, not a word.
Mike Manilone
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2013-02-16T08:46:27.647Z
2013-02-16T08:46:27.647Z
Mike Manilone
<p>For example, as a sarcastic remark in the sense of "pedantic" or "know-it-all"?</p>

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2013-02-16T11:25:22.433Z
"Knowledgeable" comes to mind.
deutschZuid
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2013-02-17T03:10:48.250Z
What makes you think so?
杨以轩
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2013-03-10T14:25:15.117Z
This is usually a positive word.
shuangwhywhy
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Is the expression 学识渊博 usually used in a pejorative sense?
# Is the expression 学识渊博 usually used in a pejorative sense?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2013-02-16)

For example, as a sarcastic remark in the sense of "pedantic" or "know-it-all"?

**Tags:** expressions, meaning-in-context

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: "Knowledgeable" comes to mind.  
> **username_2**: What makes you think so?  
> **username_3**: This is usually a positive word.  

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### Answer by username_4 on 2013-02-16. Score: 5

No. It's usually used as a commendatory term. But it can be also used in a pejorative sense (the rule is called `褒義貶用`).

PS: This is not used in a conversation, or it's an irony.

> **Comments:**
> **username_5**: So 褒义贬用 means "a sarcastic compliment" or "to make a sarcastic compliment"? I might add that to CC-CEDICT.  
> **username_4**: @trideceth12 To use a commendatory term as a derogatory term. (um, sorry for my poor English)  
> **username_4**: @trideceth12 Yeah. That's right. But it's a grammatical concept, not a word.  

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