derision

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

Translation

n. 嘲笑;嘲笑的對象
Word Forms
複數derisions

Phrases & Collocations

met with derision

遭到嘲笑

treated with derision

受到嘲笑對待

Example Sentences

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

這項決議受到委員會成員們的嘲笑

telegraphed her derision with a smirk.

假笑流露出她的嘲笑

Americans speak with derision of those who are lazy.

美國人總是帶着嘲笑的口氣談論那些懶惰的人。

my stories were greeted with derision and disbelief.

我講的經歷遭到嘲笑和懷疑。

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

噓聲:表示奚落或反對的刺耳或尖厲的叫聲或哨聲。

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

","算術的不同分支--野心,困惑,醜化,嘲弄.

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.

笑:爲表達某種情感,尤指高興、快樂或嘲笑而發的一陣自發的,通常是不清晰的聲音,並常伴隨着臉部和身體的運動

Real-world Examples

Real leaders don't spread derision and division.

真正的領導人不會傳播嘲笑和分歧。

Source: CNN Select March 2017 Collection

To bait me with this foul derision?

向我開這種卑鄙的玩笑作弄我嗎?

Source: Ancient Wisdom and Contemporary Love (Audio Version)

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

他們還在他彎曲的鼻子上戴着眼鏡。

Source: 7. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

His voice held an edge of derision now.

這時他的話裏帶了一絲嘲弄。

Source: Twilight: Eclipse

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

我會嘲諷地哼一聲 無奈地攤開雙手 疲於應付你們這種經常的無聊之舉。

Source: The Big Bang Theory Season 3

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

當然,同業間總會對劣質冰大加嘲諷。

Source: The Guardian (Article Version)

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

現在,這場電視直播的審判導致了大量針對她的仇恨和嘲笑。

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."

“沒有問題,主任,”總統口氣略帶嘲諷,“我不會把他們敗壞了的。”

Source: Brave New World

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

你可以帶着幽默感甚至是一定程度的嘲弄寫很多東西。

Source: What it takes: Celebrity Interviews

Do not extract derision from my harmless words.

不要從我無害的話中提取嘲笑。

Source: The Sorrows of Young Werther

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