Is the expression 学识渊博 usually used in a pejorative sense?

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

Mike Manilone · Answer 1 · 2013-02-16 08:46:27Z

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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.

answered Feb 16 at 8:46

Mike Manilone
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	So 褒义贬用 means "a sarcastic compliment" or "to make a sarcastic compliment"? I might add that to CC-CEDICT. – trideceth12 Feb 16 at 9:00
	@trideceth12 To use a commendatory term as a derogatory term. (um, sorry for my poor English) – Mike Manilone Feb 16 at 9:36
	@trideceth12 Yeah. That's right. But it's a grammatical concept, not a word. – Mike Manilone Feb 16 at 10:24

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