scornful

UK //ˈskɔːnf(ə)l//US //ˈskɔːrnf(ə)l//

词源

源自中古英语 'scornful'，由 'scorn'（轻蔑）和 '-ful'（形容词后缀）组成，最早可追溯至古法语 'escarn'。

❶ 表示轻蔑或鄙视的，形容对某人或某事表现出强烈的不屑或嘲笑态度。

“She gave him a scornful look when he suggested the idea.”

（当他提出这个想法时，她轻蔑地看了他一眼。）

“His scornful remarks about her work hurt her deeply.”

（他对她工作的轻蔑评论让她深受伤害。）

同义词:disdainful, contemptuous, derisive

scornful of — 对某人或某事表现出轻蔑或不屑的态度。

“He was scornful of their attempts to imitate his style.”

（他对他们模仿他风格的尝试嗤之以鼻。）