derision 英 [dɪˈrɪʒn]   美 [dɪˈrɪʒən]

derision

derision  英 [dɪˈrɪʒn] 美 [dɪˈrɪʒən]

n. 嘲笑;嘲笑的对象 

名词复数:derisions 

She withered him with derision. 她对他的嘲笑使他无地自容。
Children dread the derision of their playmates. 孩子们害怕受到同伴的嘲笑。

  • If people are laughing at you, making fun of you, and acting as if you're worthless, they're treating you with derision. Derision is mean and attacking — it's a form of contempt.
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  • n. 嘲笑;嘲笑的对象
  • 1. She withered him with derision.

    她对他的嘲笑使他无地自容。

  • 2. Children dread the derision of their playmates.

    孩子们害怕受到同伴的嘲笑。

  • 3. It may be a function of empathy; we feel badly for the objects of our derision.

    这也许是移情作用的一个功能;我们会对自己嘲笑的对象感到抱歉。

  • derision (n.) c. 1400, from Old French derision "derision, mockery" (13c.), from Latin derisionem (nominative derisio), noun of action from past participle stem of deridere "ridicule," from de- "down" (see de-) + ridere "to laugh" (see risible).
de·ri·sion / dɪˈrɪʒn ; NAmE dɪˈrɪʒn / noun [uncountable ] a strong feeling that sb/sth is ridiculous and not worth considering seriously, shown by laughing in an unkind way or by making unkind remarks 嘲笑;取笑;奚落 SYN scorn Her speech was greeted with howls of derision. 她的演讲受到阵阵嘲笑。 He became an object of universal derision. 他成了众人嘲弄的对象。 de·ri·sion / dɪˈrɪʒn ; NAmE dɪˈrɪʒn /
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