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源自拉丁语 'ridiculum',意为'可笑的事物',后通过法语 'ridiculer' 进入英语。
❶ 通过言语或行为故意嘲笑或贬低某人或某事,通常带有恶意或轻蔑的态度。
“The kids were ridiculing him for his unusual haircut.”
(孩子们因为他的奇怪发型而嘲笑他。)
“She felt hurt when her colleagues started ridiculing her ideas.”
(当同事们开始嘲笑她的想法时,她感到受伤。)
ridiculing someone — 指故意嘲笑或贬低某人,通常带有恶意或轻蔑的态度。
“He was ridiculing her for her accent.”
(他因为她的口音而嘲笑她。)