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derided

UK //dɪˈraɪdɪd//US //dɪˈraɪdɪd//

词源

源自拉丁语 'deridere'(意为嘲笑),由 'de-'(加强语气)和 'ridere'(笑)组成,16世纪进入英语。

verb

❶ 用轻蔑或嘲笑的方式表达对某人或某事的强烈不认同,通常带有公开羞辱的意味。

“The critics derided his performance as amateurish.”

(评论家们嘲笑他的表演很业余。)

“She was derided by her classmates for her unusual accent.”

(她因为奇怪的口音被同学们嘲笑。)

同义词:ridiculed, mocked, scorned, jeered, taunted

常见短语

be derided as — 被轻蔑地称作某种负面标签,强调他人对某事物价值的否定态度。

“The new policy was derided as a desperate move by the opposition.”

(这项新政策被反对党嘲讽为绝望之举。)