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derision

/dih-rizh-uhn/US // dɪˈrɪʒ ən //UK // (dɪˈrɪʒən) //

嘲笑,嘲笑声,嘲笑的话,嘲弄

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : ridicule; mockery: The inept performance elicited derision from the audience.
    • : an object of ridicule.

Synonyms & Antonyms

nouninsult, disrespect

Examples

  • This is wrong, and so “solutionism” has been a term of derision.

  • Anyone who tries to be a hard seltzer snob will richly deserve the derision they receive.

  • Words of derision have come from random people on social media or the street, but also from the nation’s highest office.

  • Some of these staffers gave me looks of derision, but slowly complied.

  • So when Republicans start talking about deficits, it should be greeted with derision, contempt and outrage — not over their hypocrisy, but because of what they’re trying to do to the country.

  • Foss occasionally supplied pulpits in Baltimore and its suburbs, to the derision of the Herald agnostics.

  • And the omission or derision of dads in the parent (aka “mommy”) blogosphere is a perennial pet peeve.

  • This version is still being greeted with derision and genuine concern by various parents who oppose mandatory vaccination.

  • When he gave interviews to the press, he was often quoted talking about his native country with derision.

  • Most objects of Internet derision only remain interesting for a day or two, tops.

  • The whole crowd shouted in derision, and Jones, in anger, fired every shot in his revolver before they could stop him.

  • Count Romanoff shrugged his shoulders, and a smile of derision and contempt passed over his features.

  • At those words of his the men interrogating him laughed in derision, declaring it to be a very elegant excuse.

  • Hence this Christian emblem became the object of scoffing and derision by the persecuting heathen.

  • I recalled patches of the bright dreams filling my poor noodle when I was riding to meet her, and I smiled in derision at myself.