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scorn
UK //skɔːn//US //skɔːrn//
词源
源自中古英语 scornen，来自古法语 escarnir，可能源自日耳曼语源。
noun
❶ 强烈的鄙视或轻蔑，认为某人或某事物不值得尊重或关注。
“She looked at him with scorn when he made the ridiculous claim.”
（当他提出荒谬的说法时，她轻蔑地看了他一眼。）
“His scorn for the new policy was evident in his speech.”
（他在演讲中明显表现出对新政策的鄙视。）
同义词:contempt, disdain, derision
verb
❶ 以轻蔑或鄙视的态度拒绝或对待某人或某事物。
“He scorned their offer, saying it was far too low.”
（他轻蔑地拒绝了他们的报价，说那太低了。）
“She scorned the idea of working for such a dishonest company.”
（她对为这样一家不诚实的公司工作的想法嗤之以鼻。）
同义词:despise, disdain, reject
常见短语
pour scorn on — 公开表达对某人或某事的强烈鄙视或嘲笑。
“The media poured scorn on the politician's unrealistic promises.”
（媒体对这位政客不切实际的承诺大加嘲讽。）
hold in scorn — 长期对某人或某事物持轻蔑态度。
“The intellectual elite held the popular TV show in scorn.”
（知识精英们长期对这部热门电视节目嗤之以鼻。）