| 词汇 | derision |
| 释义 | derision noun[ U ] formaluk /dɪˈrɪʒ.ən/ us /dɪˈrɪʒ.ən/ the situation in which someone or something is laughed at and considered stupid or of no value: 嘲笑，嘲讽，嘲弄 with derisionThey treated his suggestion with derision.他们对他的建议嗤之以鼻。 howls of derisionThe news was greeted by howls of derision. hoots of derisionHer speech was met with hoots of derision. Mocking and taunting caricature deride deride someone/something as something derisive derisively lampoon make a mockery of somethingidiom make a monkey out of someoneidiom mimic mimicry mock mockery mocking piss sardonically scoff scoffer self-caricature self-mockery tauntingly derision | American Dictionaryderision noun[ U ] us/dɪˈrɪʒ·ən/ actions or statements showing that you think someone or something is ridiculous or of no value: Talk of tougher laws was met with derision. derisiveadjectiveus/dɪˈrɑɪ·sɪv, -zɪv/(alsoderisory, us/dɪˈrɑɪ·sə·ri, -zə·ri/) derisive laughter Examples of derisionderision When small groups of women began kneeling in prayer outside saloons in the 1870s, they met with derision. Students were well aware of others' mixed feelings of pity and derision towards their ongoing efforts. In addition, its insistence on a tone of derision is surely heavy-handed if it aims at application to irony in general. When first introduced, the device was an object of derision among many. They became objects of elite derision and came to personify the breakdown of morality in the city's overcrowded tenements. His lecture had, at the time, attracted little but derision. Their private derision at the time gave way to amusement when, years later, they recalled the incident. His spiritual quest for simplicity and serenity has often been met with critical derision and accusations of 'dumbing down'. It enjoyed little support from the scientific community and it suffered scorn and derision from the tobacco industry. Overall, we challenge training programs and accrediting agencies to consider socialization experiences that encourage respect and concern rather than condescension or derision. The very derision aroused in the spectators by the exotic space empties it of its evocative and expressive power. Many terms reflect this derision and contempt. Majority rule, which they championed in the face of fear and derision, is today the law of the land. His comment was greeted at the time with laughter and derision from the -oor, most likely encouraged by me. Surin, of course, was holding such practices up to derision rather than endorsing them, and could now count on his listeners' understanding and agreement. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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