derision /dɪˈrɪʒ.ən/ n.
嘲笑;嘲弄;讥笑。指带有轻蔑和不屑的嘲笑,表示认为某人或某事荒谬可笑、不值一提。
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His suggestion was met with derision from the entire team.
他的建议遭到了整个团队的嘲笑。
Despite the derision of critics who dismissed her work as amateurish, she persevered and eventually gained recognition as one of the most influential voices of her generation.
尽管批评家们嘲笑她的作品是业余水平,她仍然坚持不懈,最终被认可为她那一代人中最有影响力的声音之一。
源自拉丁语 dērīsiō,由 dērīdēre 演变而来,意为"嘲笑"。其中 de- 表示"向下",rīdēre 意为"笑",合在一起便有"居高临下地笑"之意,带有明显的轻蔑色彩。该词经由古法语 derision 进入英语,自14世纪起沿用至今。