derision

[US]/dɪ'rɪʒ(ə)n/
[UK]/dɪ'rɪʒn/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. 嘲笑; 嘲笑の対象。
Word Forms
複数形derisions

Phrases & Collocations

met with derision

嘲笑された

treated with derision

嘲笑をもって扱われた

Example Sentences

The proposal was held in derision by members of the board.

提案は取締役会のメンバーに嘲笑されました。

telegraphed her derision with a smirk.

彼女はにやりとして嘲笑を伝えました。

Americans speak with derision of those who are lazy.

アメリカ人は怠け者を嘲笑して話します。

my stories were greeted with derision and disbelief.

私の話は嘲笑と不信で迎えられました。

catcall :a harsh or shrill call or whistle expressing derision or disapproval.

キャットコール:嘲笑や不賛成を表す厳しいまたは鋭い呼び声や口笛。

The Mock Turtle (Alice in Wonderland)","<>","The different branches of Arithmetic -- Ambition, Distraction, Uglification, and Derision.

モックタートル(不思議の国のアリス)","<>","算術の異なる分野 - 野心、気晴らし、醜悪化、そして嘲笑。

To express certain emotions, especially mirth, delight, or derision, by a series of spontaneous, usually unarticulated sounds often accompanied by corresponding facial and bodily movements.

特定の感情、特に楽しさ、喜び、または嘲笑を、通常は明確に表現されない一連の自発的な音で表現し、しばしば対応する顔や身体の動きが伴います。

Real-world Examples

Real leaders don't spread derision and division.

真のリーダーは軽蔑や分裂を広めない。

Source: CNN Select March 2017 Collection

To bait me with this foul derision?

このひどい軽蔑で私を挑発するのか?

Source: Ancient Wisdom and Contemporary Love (Audio Version)

They had left his spectacles on the crooked nose: He felt amused derision.

彼のメガネは曲がった鼻の上に置かれていた:彼は面白い軽蔑を感じた。

Source: 7. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

His voice held an edge of derision now.

彼の声は今や軽蔑の色合いを帯びていた。

Source: Twilight: Eclipse

I would snort in derision and throw my arms in the air, exhausted by your constant tomfoolery.

私は軽蔑の鼻息を吐き、あなたの絶え間ない愚行に疲れ果てて手を上げるだろう。

Source: The Big Bang Theory Season 3

Within the trade, of course, they have always heaped derision on inferior product

もちろん、業界内では常に劣った製品に対して軽蔑を浴びせてきた。

Source: The Guardian (Article Version)

Now this televised trial has resulted in an explosion of hatred and derision directed at her.

今、このテレビ中継の裁判は彼女に向けられた憎悪と軽蔑の爆発を引き起こした。

Source: Intermediate and advanced English short essay.

" It's all right, Director, " he said in a tone of faint derision, " I won't corrupt them."

「大丈夫です、ディレクター」と彼は微かな軽蔑の口調で言った。「私は彼らを堕落させません。」

Source: Brave New World

You were allowed to write very much with a sense of humor and a certain amount of derision even.

あなたはユーモアの感覚とある程度の軽蔑を持って非常に多くを書くことが許されていた。

Source: What it takes: Celebrity Interviews

Do not extract derision from my harmless words.

私の無害な言葉から軽蔑を引き出さないでください。

Source: The Sorrows of Young Werther

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